Minneapolis and Saint Paul have been my home cities for over ten years now. Known as the Twin Cities, they have dueling personalities–just as I do. Minneapolis, a bright and boisterous cultural center–full of new immigrants with vibrant communities–sits just across the river from Saint Paul, the seat of state government and a city full of old-style, traditional grandeur.
Over the summer, as I was riding my bicycle around my small suburb of Minneapolis, I began to wonder if other people imagined my ‘suburban lifestyle’ as looking like this. Wide open spaces, lots of Read more…
Lake Superior: Updated 2011 Lake Superior has a very near and dear place in my heart. Ice cold and lingering up there in the north, it seems like the haunted gateway to a different world. Read more…
India: October 3, 2010 – November 17, 2010 After completing my contract in Korea, I flew to India to teach English at a school in the slums of Mumbai. Although I worked for most of Read more…