"In Milan, traffic lights are instructions, in Rome they are suggestions, and in Naples they are decorations ( Read more... )

In Copenhagen, I was constantly offered random drugs. Big bars, small clubs, straight restaurants, gay coffeeshops - everywhere I went to, it seems. I wonder if there's just something about me that screams, "heavy drug user ( Read more... )

A few years ago A-s left his Latin American country to live in a Scandinavian one. He prefers the Scandinavian way of life. When he visits his home country, he complains about its backwardness. He is sure he will never go back, and doesn't understand why anyone would choose to stay there ( Read more... )

Vienna is an uptight, cocky girl who was spoiled rotten by her rich parents ( Read more... )

I played around with Photoshop while taking a five-minute break from Economics today.

It's the Fisherman's Bastion, in Budapest:


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My little Gemini feet are itching. Chapel Hill's been very kind to me for the last six months, but it's time to explore new territories. I'm not sure where I'll be going or what I'll be doing. Maybe Spain? Living in Madrid would be a dream ( Read more... )

J went by many names. He introduced himself differently to everyone he met. I worked with him for several months and only when I was leaving did he tell me his real given name. I promised him I would see him again. J, I wish I could keep that promise!


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I am watching Almodóvar, thinking of the Eighties, dreaming of Madrid.


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Last night, I discussed the possibility of an erection of a statue in honor of my redhead friend in some remote Asian village ( Read more... )

A month ago, I found myself in Budapest.

My friend Nic and I were staying in a hostel. It was probably an old dormitory, converted into a hostel for the summer (seemed like it hadn’t been used for years, though). The receptionist, frail and thoughtful, looked like a former librarian who had to transform in sync with her job. The house was built in ( Read more... )