Keep the earth below my feet For all my sweat, my blood runs weak Let me learn from where I have been Keep my eyes to serve, my hands to learn." - Mumford & Sons, Below My Feet Am I forgetting him? With nearly two years gone since my dad's death, I found myself asking this …
Continue reading Lessons for Living: Keeping My Dad with Me Part II
I love UNC. I love the quad in the spring and the arboretum in the fall. I love the Pit on a sunny day and Graham Memorial Lounge on a rainy one. I love Roy [Williams] all the time. But what makes UNC truly special is not our beautiful campus, our distinguished reputation or even …
"As I look back on my life, I realize that every time I thought I was being rejected from something good, I was actually being re-directed to something better." -Anonymous It was the first time in five years I'd cried at my company desk. I'm sure plenty of other employees had cried sooner; in fact, …
There is but one Paris. The French air clears up the brain and does good... a world of good." -Vincent van Gogh World Business Class amazed me. Flying overseas for less than $300 on a traveler pass with my airline-worker best friend proved pretty cool in and of itself; but to get upgraded? The flight attendant offered …
Continue reading {More than} Once in a Lifetime: Travel Lessons Part V (Paris)
Personality begins where comparison ends." -Karl Lagerfeld "Wait until you get to Prague." That's what my good friend wrote on my Facebook status that proclaimed Vienna now ranked second-most beautiful of cities I'd visited (a list that included such gems as Luxembourg City, Rome, Venice, and Galway, Ireland). I'd always maintained that no city could beat Paris, but …
Continue reading Playing a Different Game: Travel Lessons Part IV (Prague)
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