On Risk & Reward – Landing in Kauai, HI

I'm hungry. All I've eaten today is a tortilla with black beans which was very bland and disgusting, but sometimes it feels good to "rough it" for a while when the past two weeks you've been wining and dining in Napa Valley's Michelin star restaurants and Southern California's trendiest brunch spots by the ocean. I've …

thoughts on fear and homesickness: updates in Kiev, Ukraine

I'm currently sitting in the business class lounge in the Kiev airport with an unopened coke beside me and a plate of a variety of Ukrainian foods - boiled potatoes with dill, a ham quiche, and a tomato and bell pepper salad. pro tip: if you have a long layover, chilling in a lounge is …