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Archive for category: USA

Hugging My Mom

Hey Mom, Surprise, I’m Home For Christmas!

December 26, 2012/19 Comments/in Adam, Funny & Crazy Stories, India, USA /by Adam Pervez

A big Christmas surprise & a touching reunion with my mom
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Me And My New Friend Thanh

Being An American In Vietnam

August 20, 2012/0 Comments/in Adam, Inspiration, USA, Vietnam /by Adam Pervez

What’s it like being an American in Vietnam, a country that has every right to hate us?
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Becoming A North Carolinian… On Paper

August 7, 2012/0 Comments/in Adam, USA /by Adam Pervez

Becoming A North Carolinian while at home – an easier than expected process
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How Can You Not Love Him?

Falling In Love Past The Point Of No Return

August 6, 2012/4 Comments/in Adam, Love, USA /by Adam Pervez

Going home resulted in me falling in love with the new family dog. Now I’m one of those annoying dog people.. 🙂
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Pig Head With Tongue Sticking Out

American Market Vs. Peruvian Market

August 4, 2012/0 Comments/in Peru, USA /by Adam Pervez

A look at an American market and a Peruvian market through pictures
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Making A Latin American Breakfast

Back At Home, Still A Foreigner

August 2, 2012/0 Comments/in Adam, USA /by Adam Pervez

The downside of being a traveler is feeling like a foreigner at home
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At A Mexican Restaurant

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

July 31, 2012/3 Comments/in Adam, USA /by Adam Pervez

A wonderful day spent connecting with cousins I used to think of as aliens
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City Of Cleveland From The Air

Cleveland – Not The Pile Of Excrement I Remembered Or Expected

July 30, 2012/6 Comments/in Adam, USA /by Adam Pervez

Cleveland, the city I call home has never been as nice and inviting. Has it changed, or have I changed? Maybe both…
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Spam - Meat In A Can

It’s Hard To Try New Things – Especially Spam

July 28, 2012/2 Comments/in Adam, Inspiration, USA /by Adam Pervez

Changing my normal at-home routine, stepping out of my comfort zone, trying Spam for the first time – and being happily surprised with the result!
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WCPN Interview

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

July 26, 2012/5 Comments/in Adam, Crazy Hair Fundraiser, Speaking, USA, Volunteering /by Adam Pervez

The radio and newspaper interviews I did in Cleveland and a touching Wigs For Kids event where a 3-year-old girl donated her hair and another little girl shared how much her donated wig has changed her life
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Cleveland From The Air

Leaving Peru, Arriving In The U.S., A Sad Goodbye, And An Unexpected Hello!

July 10, 2012/1 Comment/in Peru, USA /by Adam Pervez

The sadness of leaving Peru, the unexpected greeting at the airport in Cleveland, the running to catch my connection, and the craziness of the upcoming month!
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Walmart's Obesity Fighting Initiative Thumbnail

Photo Friday – Walmart: Helping You “Live Better” By Hiding The Junk In Your Trunk Without Exercise – Raleigh, NC, USA

June 15, 2012/0 Comments/in Photo Friday, USA /by Adam Pervez

Marketing ridiculousness taken to the extreme – brought to you by Walmart
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Cotton Candy Clouds In Suburbia - Taken 5-Jun-2012 - Raleigh, NC, USA

Photo Friday – Cotton Candy Clouds In Suburbia – Clayton, NC, USA

June 8, 2012/2 Comments/in Peru, USA /by Adam Pervez

Cotton candy clouds just behind a house in suburbia, USA
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Spanish Food Surrounded By "English Food" - Taken 30-May-2012 - Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

Photo Friday – Spanish Food Surrounded By English Food – Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

June 1, 2012/1 Comment/in Photo Friday, USA /by Adam Pervez

An example of ignorance, calling Latin American food Spanish food due to the shared language.. you know, since Americans eat English food…
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Me At Cleveland Airport

Photo Friday – Reflecting Back To The Start Of This Trip As I Briefly Return Home – Cleveland, OH, USA

May 25, 2012/2 Comments/in Adam, Happy Nomad Tour, Photo Friday, USA /by Adam Pervez

A short video from Aug-2011 in the Cleveland airport as I anxiously started The Happy Nomad Tour – revealed today as I return to Cleveland 9.5 months and 14,000 miles later
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A texans map of the united states of america

Photo Friday – A Texan’s Map Of The United States – Austin, TX, USA

August 26, 2011/0 Comments/in Photo Friday, USA /by Adam Pervez

A map of the United States from a Texan’s point of view
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gold bars treasure

Discovering Gold In Your Own Backyard

August 24, 2011/2 Comments/in Mexico, USA /by Adam Pervez

Today I am leaving Houston and taking The Happy Nomad Tour south into Mexico, but my time in Texas has been amazing and enriching
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