July 2012

Kids Are No Longer Aliens – A Wonderful Afternoon With My Cousins

July 31, 2012

Before this trip I truly felt like kids were aliens. I didn’t understand them. One minute crying, the next minute laughing, the next crying, the next pooping. As an adult I hadn’t been around many children. I was the guy from the movies who, upon being told to hold a baby, extended his arms outward [...]

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Cleveland – Not The Pile Of Excrement I Remembered Or Expected

July 30, 2012

Something strange happened when I got home, something I never thought would happen – my love for Cleveland increased. For my international friends and readers, I have to explain that Cleveland is not exactly the most up and coming city in the U.S. We may have invented Rock and Roll, but Cleveland is a city [...]

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It’s Hard To Try New Things – Especially Spam

July 28, 2012

When I got home I kind of settled in to the familiar routine. Despite staying with my uncle in Cleveland in an apartment I had never been to before, I still found myself automatically switch gears a bit to “home” mode. Of course, my life now is completely different from what life used to be when [...]

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Photo Friday – Retired Gymnast – Angkor Wat, Cambodia

July 27, 2012

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Promoting Wigs For Kids In Cleveland – A True Labor Of Love

July 26, 2012

By the time I came home, I had already raised about $2000 for Wigs For Kids via the Crazy Hair Fundraiser, yet I’d never met anyone from Wigs For Kids face-to-face. It had all been by email. Wigs For Kids, assisted by the PR team at H/L Communications, did what they could to maximize the [...]

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The Best Of Latin America – Best Photographs

July 25, 2012

Latin America will always be a special place for me. It’s where I started The Happy Nomad Tour and spent nine months of my life traveling, volunteering, and getting to know another way of life. I also finally learned Spanish In this series I will share “The Best Of Latin America” in pictures. The pictures [...]

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The Best Of Latin America – Faces Of Latin America

July 24, 2012

Latin America will always be a special place for me. It’s where I started The Happy Nomad Tour and spent nine months of my life traveling, volunteering, and getting to know another way of life. I also finally learned Spanish In this series I will share “The Best Of Latin America” in pictures. The pictures [...]

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The Best Of Latin America – Volunteering

July 23, 2012

Latin America will always be a special place for me. It’s where I started The Happy Nomad Tour and spent nine months of my life traveling, volunteering, and getting to know another way of life. I also finally learned Spanish In this series I will share “The Best Of Latin America” in pictures. The pictures [...]

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The Best Of Latin America – Reminders Of Home

July 21, 2012

Latin America will always be a special place for me. It’s where I started The Happy Nomad Tour and spent nine months of my life traveling, volunteering, and getting to know another way of life. I also finally learned Spanish In this series I will share “The Best Of Latin America” in pictures. The pictures [...]

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