I tell myself lies. This is what I’ve learned from my few months in Baltimore. Don’t get me wrong, they’re not big lies, just little white lies. The kind that help your psyche manage until it can handle the truth. Two summers ago, I spent a few weeks in Baltimore taking classes for my degree. [...]
There’s been a slow rumble building inside me for awhile over inaccurate reporting on flu vaccine safety, but today while watching Inside Edition (I know, I know, don’t ask) it exploded. A few weeks ago they aired an episode about Desiree Jennings, a NFL cheerleader. In the report, they claimed the seasonal flu vaccine she [...]
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I’ve been putting off writing this post for awhile. I’ve been waiting until I could write it in a positive note. Well folks, I don’t know when I’ll reach that positive point. So to spare you a negative rant from reverse culture shock, I’m going to tell you about the fortunes told to us before [...]
Admittedly, I don’t have a good memory. Usually, I wouldn’t be able to tell you what we did yesterday let alone last year. But, I think this past year might be different. Unlike some travelers, we never really lost track of time or place. I think this is because each day presented such new, unforgettable [...]
Most folks seem to think that buying tickets as you go on the Trans-Siberian railway is way too complicated for them. Well, we’re here to tell you it’s not. We traveled from Beijing to Moscow, but buying your tickets the other way around should be the same. Visas First of all, you need to get [...]
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