this week, apart from climbing mountains in taipei to make myself feel small and making new friends to make myself feel a part of...

“There will always be children and there will always be old people. We spend most of our lives somewhere in between . . . but of course...

This is not a joke entry I promise. I mean, there are jokes in it to make me feel better about myself and hopefully entertain you as I...

A normal week that included a wonderful Beethoven symphony in the Municipal House and ended with a food- and fun-filled weekend in...

Stayed in Prague this week. Celebrated Jess’s birthday, ate burritos at 4 A.M., shopped at Palladium Mall, cooked with friends, ate...

Since most of my traveling will be from Thursday-Sunday (my classes are stacked M-W) during my time abroad, my “weekly blogs” will end...

“Hello from Praha” (“Dobrý den, Praha”) will be my series of weekly blog posts about my study away experience. Days will be longer or...

As I close out The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin, I wanted to turn the page by reflecting on fresh starts of mine. It’s easy for me...

Happiness Resolution #10: Post more frequently, less wordily. I’ve been in an uncannily good mood lately. It’s summer, I’m seeing old...

I’m sitting on a bench in Tompkins Square Park, reading a book next to Sandra and enjoying a rare errand-free afternoon in the heart of...

Hot, humid air envelops us in dusty clouds as we step into the city of Accra, Ghana. Through our bus windows, we watch taxis and buses...

Today, I am heading to Waodtze Tsatoe, a small village in eastern Ghana, with the Stern International Volunteers to develop two small...

. . . to share some interesting words I’ve overheard these past couple of weeks. “I know this is going to sound weird, but please laugh...