“I think careers are a 20th century invention…And I don’t want one.” – Chris McCandless, from the film Into the Wild “So, you mean you’ve made a career out of moving to other countries?” The girl with the Katie Holmes haircut asked, frowning in a way that suggested she found that idea disturbing. We were… Read More Happily Uncareered
One of my old co-workers once had the name and image of the cruise ship we worked on tattooed to his upper arm. We were on Nassau in the Bahamas and he was drunk on this sudden, new found love for the cruise line industry as well as just plain drunk from two many tequila… Read More The Souvenir Tattoo
Living in Japan is a really lonely experience. I have a lot of acquaintances here, but few people I can call close friends. This is true of my life in America too, though. I’ve spent so much time abroad that I’ve collected friends like I’ve collected postcards; found and then immediately forgotten. I’m a regular… Read More People I Will Never Know: Thoughts On Meeting People While Traveling