Recently I had a friend share an article with me about eating disorders in male athletes, it briefly touched upon the topic of body image issues which can be closely related with eating disorders as well. The past 3 weeks when I was physically out of commission I started getting kind of down on myself. … Continue reading Discipline comes from Love
It is beginning to look a lot like Christmas?
Much like when my birthday and Thanksgiving was approaching, I was beginning to have a mix of feelings regarding Weihnachten (Christmas day). On the one hand I was super excited to check out the Weihnachtmarkt (Christmas markets), Thien-Kim and Chi-Nhan (my students from back in the day) were gonna be in town and spending time … Continue reading It is beginning to look a lot like Christmas?
AH! I am back!
Just kidding, I really haven't had the chance to update anything on here in a while but here's a little something to let you know I'm still alive! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okX5AburO6g&t=29s I never realized how many odd facial expressions I make while talking to a camera... There's still so much I want to say, honestly so much … Continue reading AH! I am back!
Healing through Art
If you spend any amount of time in Germany, specifically in Berlin, something that'll come up more often that not are the amount of graffiti art you will see laying around every corner of the city. It is so heavily featured throughout Berlin that it really ends up taking on a personality of its own. … Continue reading Healing through Art
Bitte, Keine Denkmäler mehr
During the second visit to the Memorial for the Murdered Jews of Europe in Berlin, I decided to break off from the group for a brief moment into the rows and rows of gigantic stone slabs rising up out of the ground. Walking between these massive monuments for the Holocaust victims I found myself experiencing … Continue reading Bitte, Keine Denkmäler mehr
Berlin, Meeting the Team
I’ve been thinking about how exactly I wanted to tackle the remaining portion of my Belin trip for some time now. So much happened in that time and perhaps more important than the sights I saw was the experiences I had with the people I met through the CS (Couchsurfing) hangouts feature. The day following … Continue reading Berlin, Meeting the Team
Mentally unloading
So much to do, so much to write and yet for the past few weeks I really haven't done much.Or at least it feels this way sometimes. On one hand I want to record all of the precious moments of meeting people, sharing smiles, laughter, love but on the other hand I'm also absolutely garbage … Continue reading Mentally unloading
Berlin Beginnings
All the secret selfies My bus ride out to Berlin consisted of a lot more music and typing than perhaps any other rides thus far. Well that and taking secret selfies of myself staring out the bus windows cause you know…do it for the gram. Completing my almost 5-hour trip I found myself arriving in … Continue reading Berlin Beginnings
28, Homesick, Handsome and a little bit Hungry
Bringing in my 28th Birthday here in Germany. What will it bring? Read on and find out!
Bad Harzburg, Round 2…BEGIN!
My first morning in Bad Harzburg, I woke up around 7 then went downstairs to meet Mr. Frank in the Kitchen where he was brewing up a bit of coffee in a tiny metal pot. He told me that he was making an espresso and though I don’t drink coffee normally I was legitimately curious … Continue reading Bad Harzburg, Round 2…BEGIN!
The Wandering Ways 