What happens when you've grown up in the company of individuals who freely exchanged racist jokes without any recognition that you might...

Remember traveling? [Hold tight, I share in mixed feelings]. I hopped on many a plane last year;  nearly all, domestic flights. Let's s...

We met at a bar. How quaint, n'est pas ? He was speaking Spanish and had ordered pisco sours. I was intrigued. Pisco sours were not...

"You should write this down," he said, "your thoughts, your observations, this seems like the kind of thing you'll want t...

Of the few Greek words I adopted over the five day-stay,  kalimera  was likely the first. Locals exchanged good mornings at all opportuniti...

Nearly one year ago,  on my golden birthday , I woke up to the Pacific Ocean. I was taken aback by how familiar that body of water has becom...

Six months ago, I took my last 501 work trip to Corpus Christi (and later, Austin). I spent the first humid morning exploring by foot. I re...