Immigrant Students Dream for a Future in America
There are immigrant youth that have been living in the U.S. since they were toddlers. And, even though they are tax-paying, law-abiding residents they will have no options for a future in the U.S. once they’ve completed their studies. The Dream Act would change that: “The Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act (also [...]
Prison Time or Prison Rehabilitation?
Criminal Justice blogger Michael Santos with Change.org raises an excellent point about the current prison system in the U.S.: “Prison Time Doesn’t Equal Justice.” It’s time more people start thinking about the issues he raises and become involved in transforming the system into one of rehabilitation not profiteering. Read his article below: In his message, [...]
Culture in “the Chuck”
Yes, culture can be found even in good ‘ol St. Charles, MO. Last night my friend Sheila and I managed to meet two young lads from Azerbaijan. They are students at Lindenwood University studying here on an exchange program. One of them shared the Youtube video of traditional Azeri dancing found below. Looks like so [...]
More Than I Really Cared to Share…
Continued from Many Were the Nations… Wow. Life since Guatemala has been a whirling, somersaulting blur. Emotions mounting. A building restlessness. A crescendo to an ultimate decision I have yet to make. A question of addiction – but not what you think… at all. Let me explain by just continuing where I left off. I [...]
Photoshoot in KC
I tagged along with some friends on a photo shoot. Had no intention of picking up my camera… but wound up snapping a few anyway. Honestly, I had more fun directing though! We all ended up snapping each other. Click here to see the Flickr album of my pics from the shoot. Photos Matt took [...]
Northern Cali
Pics from my Northern Cali trip in July of 2008. Click here to view the entire Flickr album.
Northern Cali
Pics from trip 2 to Santa Cruz and from the San Francisco Zoo and beach! September 2008. Click here to view the entire Flickr album.
Ohio Adventures
I never got to write about my fun in Ohio. I’m so backlogged that I don’t know if I ever will. Hopefully the pics will tell the story! Enjoy!! I had a great time with a fellow couchsurfer, Bill, and my friend Jake! Click here to see the full album of pics from Hocking Hills, [...]
A Stranger Watches…
Who knows if this man was a stranger or not. San Francisco is full of people who were once strangers that have come to call the eclectic city home. But, there was just something different about this man. A mysterious Asian, with long hair, cowboy hat and hippie jeans watching the sun infuse the sea [...]
Toys of the inventors
Just wanted to throw a shout out to my couchsurfing friend who hosted me in Salzburg, Austria. Silviu, remember him? Not only has Silviu contributed to Billy’s cause (thanks again!), he’s also developed a pretty cool helicopter project called the JAviator. Both, to me, are true to the typical “couchsurfer” quality. Anyway, the JAviator is [...]
Dazed in Denver
I’m not going to lie. When I arrived in Denver I felt like hadn’t just hit the wall, but had smashed into it withs such a force that I resembled a flattened cartoon character, a mess slithering down the red bricks into crumpled defeat. In just one month I had visited seven different cities. Make [...]
And on to the Big Rigs
Continued from Redwoods, Big Rigs and Glowing Grapes… Okay, back to that surprise. Turns out, Bruno lives in someone else’s backyard… in a shed turned tiny, cabin-styled home thingamagig. He has a toilet outhouse jimararig near his “room.” The room has electricity. He gets access to the bathroom and shower inside the house whenever needed. [...]
Redwoods, Big Rigs and Glowing Grapes
Lately, I’ve been telling myself money doesn’t matter. Well, my West Coast Cali adventures taught me just how much money really does… or doesn’t… matter to me. Back to that in a minute. Dustin and I set off for Cali in great spirits excited about the prospect of unknown adventure ahead of us. We hadn’t [...]
Tales from Alaska
I think I’ve mentioned before that my friend and fellow blogger Ben Hanna is working with the Couchsurfing Collective up in Alaska. It looks like the recent visit from his parents provoked quite a bit of adventure and excitement: Over the nine-hour boat ride we were able to see an incredible amount of sea life, [...]
More Sights and Sounds from Chi-Town
Last week’s trip certainly wasn’t my first visit to Chicago. I’ve blogged about past Chi-town based adventures including my first-ever couchsurfing experiences, The Passion event, and coverage of the 2007 Peak Antifreeze Indy 300 (actual coverage of the race can be found on DomesticFuel.com). This time, the U.S. Africa Agribusiness Forum brought me to Chicago [...]
Team Ethanol Wins!!!
Of course, Ryan has to win at a race I’m NOT covering. ; ) Nonetheless, it’s safe to say we’re all esactic about the win… EPIC, Zimmcomm and me! Ryan Hunter-Reay recorded his first victory in 16 career IndyCar Series races as the Rahal Letterman Racing driver maneuvered the No. 17 Ethanol car around the [...]
Sunrise Over the Grand Canyon
In 2006, my fairytale adventures truly took off. After spending 3 utterly enchanting months living and working in Italy, I came back to the U.S. But, the enchantment followed me home. My uncle Keith invited me to join him on his yearly retreat to Garland’s Lodge in Oak Creek Canyon, AZ. The rustic lodge with [...]
Quest to Cycle…
…I have some periods of free time coming up and I’m planning to use that time to visit people across the state of MO and beyond. And, I’ve decided to head out on bike to do it. Someone asked me why. Here’s why: to do something I love: traveling…while doing something I love: exercising…all while [...]
Cruisin Indy Style
Check out this vid of me cruising around in a street legal two-seater IndyCar. Just one of the many perks of covering the Indy Racing League! I do have to warn everybody now… I’ve got in my head to become an IndyCar driver now. So, I’m going to be making a habit hitting up the [...]
Learn the Head Fake and Live Your Dreams…
One of my roommates during college just posted this video on my profile in Facebook… It’s a video that EVERYONE should watch. It’s long, but worth every minute. It’s priceless… and it made me tear up. Randy Pausch Lecture: Really Achieving Your Childhood DreamsCarnegie Mellon Professor Randy Pausch, who is dying from pancreatic cancer, gave [...]
Passion in Chicago
The Passion event is touring the U.S. and will soon be appearing at venues across the world. I can say first had the event is time well spent! It’s a weekend of delving into your relationship with God while listening to great music from the likes of Chris Tomlin and Watermark and Matt Redman and [...]
Heatin Up in Hotlanta!
Okay. It’s finally time to get caught up on Atlanta… especially since plans are in the works to rendezvous in Asia with one of the incredibly adventurous guys I met while in what’s affectionately known as “Hotlanta.” I traveled to Atlanta to cover an EPIC E85 pump promotion for race week. The Petit Le Mans [...]
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