Mercenary of Knowledge: More Conversations of a Substitute Teacher
Working as a substitute teacher: the pay is bad, The flexibility is nice, the absurd conversations are worth remembering. Continue reading Mercenary of Knowledge: More Conversations of a Substitute Teacher
Will Trade for Peanuts: Four Days in Los Nevados NP
A high-altitude backpacking trip to Colombia’s Los Nevados NP is improved considerably by a chance friendship… and a hot spring pool made of the wreckage of a downed plane. Continue reading Will Trade for Peanuts: Four Days in Los Nevados NP
Meanwhile, in Kosovo…
If you never read this post, I wouldn’t really blame you. There’s other things you could and probably should be doing with your time, like eating pickled vegetables, or raising sea monkeys. Continue reading Meanwhile, in Kosovo…
Tales from the Trenches: Conversations of a Substitute Teacher
I started working as a substitute teacher about six weeks ago. It’s been interesting, challenging—and hilarious. Kids say ridiculous stuff. Continue reading Tales from the Trenches: Conversations of a Substitute Teacher
A Burn to Remember
When I reached back into my past to text a girl out of the blue, I had little idea of the scathingly hilarious reply that would return: custom-made memes and a burn to level the most overbuilt ego. Last summer, I was invited to attend a crawfish boil at Strawberry Reservoir by my friend M … Continue reading A Burn to Remember
Arcane Magicks: The KGB Protocol
When some friends in my apartment complex discovered two pots immovably stuck together, I ventured the only logical explanation: Soviet KGB agents and a malevolent power more oppressive than the stench of your Uncle Larry’s socks. Continue reading Arcane Magicks: The KGB Protocol
