Hadrian’s Wall Walk – May 28 – June 4, 2004
A recounting of my walking trek across England, going from West to East, following the path of the ancient Roman Wall named after Emperor Hadrian, who installed it to — among other reasons — keep the so-called barbarians of Scotland out of England. How’s that going for you, guys? To follow order of trip, start…
Read More5.28.04 Hadrian’s Wall Walk: Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Location: Northeast England, on the Tyne River (naturally) Other Names for Area: Tyneside, Tyne-and-Wear Names For Locals: Geordies Famous Local Musicians: Sting, Andy Taylor, Martin Stephenson Population: 134,000 I’d resisted visiting Newcastle: Reports from down South (read: London) made me think it’d be all coated with coal dust and economically depressed and possibly full of…
Read MoreAn interview with Dave Eggers – The Harvard Advocate (2000)
This is an interview from 2000 that was originally printed in The Harvard Advocate. I did not conduct the interview; I’m just presenting it here in whole so there is an internet presence for what is an amazing piece of writing that thoroughly inspired me. It is all worth reading but gets more salient about…
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Video Playlist test These are videos stored on your WP site as opposed to videos available at YouTube.
Read MoreRing of Kerry, County Kerry, Ireland – May 1990
While studying abroad in my junior year of college in 1990, I took an extra month after school let out to stay in Ireland. I was heavily into studying Irish folklore and music at the time, and I had one primary goal (with a lot of secondary ones): see green all the way to the…
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