Haiti Earthquake
I sat distraught and exhausted in the American Airlines Admirals’ Club, staring dreamily at my laptop screen. I was applying the final touches to my enduring midterm — a take-home test for…
The Forgotten War
We first landed in a C-17 in Kabul at the International Airport. There were no limos waiting; no meet and greet holding signs — just a thick haze of dust and…
Family Reunion of a First Kind
“Sometimes life brings you pleasant surprises — it’s not scripted or orchestrated, but just right. Life can be charming, like that, if you let it.” It was a family reunion…
Run Through Zurich
The really remarkable aspect about this trip is that I am traveling on a shoestring and living on the edge — sometimes not knowing when I might arrive…
Capital Crescent Trail
There are many bike trails in bike-friendly DC. Many of them just go around in circles, never really going any place. The Capital Crescent Trail actually goes from one signature…