Funny Stuff

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Laughter is supposed to be the best medicine, so below you can find some medicine!

What It Feels Like To Take The Plunge

March 2, 2013

I am often asked what it felt like to take the plunge. What it felt like to drop out of the corporate world to follow my passions and live out my dreams. What it feels like to wake up every morning and, more or less, do exactly what I want to do. I can only [...]

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Photo Friday – It’s Officially Way Harder Being A Woman – Angkor Wat, Cambodia

July 20, 2012

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Lunch Lost In Translation = Me Milking Myself

March 13, 2012

On my first day in Popayan I decided to have a nice, sit down lunch at a local restaurant. The food here is quite cheap, so the prepared menu of the day lunch is only 3500 Pesos/$2. I asked what the menu of the day was. I didn’t understand one or two items she said, [...]

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Walking Around Medellin With A Toilet Paper Tail

January 30, 2012

On one of my first days in Medellin, I went to the botanical garden. It was wonderfully beautiful and I thoroughly enjoyed myself. Upon entering the gardens, there was a lady selling various fruit juices. They were already prepared and had huge chunks of ice inside as I’ve seen in other places – like drinking [...]

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The Hen That Scared Me To Death – In The Bathroom

November 8, 2011

It’s 6am. I am awakened by the roosters crowing for the third or fourth time. They didn’t seem to get the memo that they should only crow at sunrise. Instead, they crow at all hours of the night. I stumble down the small hill to where the outhouse is without slipping. Great success. There is no [...]

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The Atomic Cup Of Corn – Crying In Public Has Never Been So Classy

November 7, 2011

I have told this story to so many people already, it’s a crime I haven’t put it up here on the site yet. When I was in Leon, Mexico, I was feeling pretty confident. I had taken a few weeks worth of spicy Mexican food and conquered everything. I was even eating jalapeño peppers directly [...]

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Getting Robbed In Guatemala City

October 11, 2011

On Sunday night, my last night in Guatemala, I went out to meet Conie, someone I met through couchsurfing. She is a journalist and seemed really interesting. I was looking forward to meeting her. The plan was to meet at the entrance of the Palacio Nacional (National Palace) in Central Park. She came and we [...]

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If At First You Don’t Succeed…

May 8, 2011

I am not much of a cook. Ok, I don’t really cook at all. But I thought I’d challenge myself yesterday. I went to the store and bought the ingredients for whole-wheat pancakes. Yes, simple pancakes. I figured it would make a great addition to my limited repertoire of culinary offerings. Plus, I love pancakes. [...]

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