cafe du monde aftermath

Running and Traveling

Cafe du monde aftermath One of the greatest obstacles to developing a running habit is my travel schedule.  I made a last minute decision to…

Cake for Dinner, Ice Cream for Lunch

My sole goal for last week and this week has been to leave my apartment and jog.  No mileage or time goals… though I suppose…

Day 3: For Runners…and Spectators

I took a three day break.  I’m not going to be too hard on myself but I need to refrain from two tamale with rice…

Hot Springs and Casa Batlló

Sometimes I wonder why I have not plotted a move to Europe sooner.  There are hot springs there!  Lots of them!  Unlike in the US,…

2 runs in 3 days

My first two runs were more like jogs.. short ones.  I’m giving myself two weeks — this and next — to just get outside and…

13 miles in 2013

In high school I joined the cross country team because I really wanted to do some kind of sport but was intimidated by the years…
cordoba

Road Trippin’ Andalusian Style

kickass travel buddies I love road trips.  Being that I’m blogging slacker and I’m writing this post 1.5 months after I returned from Spain, I’m…

Road Trip en Catalunya #1

So I did a shoddy job of posting while I was in Spain, but I plan on adding a few posts with highlights from my…

En España

Amigos, I left home in mid-January and headed West first, to Seattle.  I’ve described that trip as a “whirlwind” to more than one person —…

A Plan for Phone Use Overseas

Perhaps not the most thrilling blog post, but possibly one that’s useful for other travelers/workers hoping to maintain some level of normalcy and connectedness overseas.…