Another week of travel has brought us ever westward, plopping us in Poland for a few days. The border crossing from Ukraine to Poland was understandably annoying and four hours were required before we could continue our journey. The border guards paid rather minimal attention to us once it...

It has been a long while since my last update – for this, I apologize. I really have no excuse for the delay, but suffice it to say that my life was uninteresting and uneventful so none of you missed anything at all. I read a good number of books, I cooked myself some real meals, I...

The pseudo-obsessive nature of multilingualism

Until now, I have avoided entering the realm of political debate. I find that arguments often work themselves into perfect little circles and the outcome is pretty much what you would expect.  The obvious hypocrisy of our good friend, Newton and the hilarity of the race for GOP candidacy has not stirred me simply because the entire situation has been laughable. Idiocy is tolerable in small doses, but it appears the fools have stooped to a new low - albeit a low that amuses me a great deal.

It seems that Denver is to play host for the foreseeable future, having replaced the mountains as my new home base.  Living in the city is, unquestionably, far removed (both in distance and mentality) from those mountains that raised me. For those individuals who deem it necessary to point...

For those of you who know me well, my transition to the real world is likely to be met with some (well deserved) skepticism. My seemingly endless travels have deposited me back in Colorado where I have found some semblance of what most people call real life. That being said, this blog will...

We have finally departed from quaint and efficient Karlsruhe after having spent the better part of six weeks in the town (not including weekend trips). All of you, undoubtedly, will be pleased to know that we actually did study quite a bit and were not simply gallivanting around Europe....

“Mir wölle bleiwe wat mir sin” Is Luxembourgish for “We want to remain what we are.” This delightful little phrase is, in fact, the national motto of Luxembourg, alluding to the many failed attempts of many larger nations to take control of the little state. Also, for...

“We are Christian,” boomed Francis, a slightly rotund Frenchman, “we drink the blood of God!” I met him in Batumi, Georgia, and it was time to pay Francis, and Roger (the quiet counterpart to Francis) a visit. Francis and Roger live in Alsace, France, just 100 miles...

Another week has passed and we still find ourselves in Germany. Classes are progressing smoothly and we can finally make ourselves understood in German (though nobody really understands when we say that we are learning German simply for fun). This is apparently not an efficient use of our...

Well, here we are – Karlsruhe, Germany. Will and I find ourselves right on the French – German border where we are to stay for the next six-ish weeks. (Hurrah). This is not quite like my past adventures as recorded in this blog, but is instead a study adventure! I will have to...

And so I’m off once again. Two weeks back home provided sufficient respite before the wilds of Europe called me to action. This time, my trip will not be a solo venture – Will shall join me for this portion of my wandering, even though we will be studying German in one place; no 7,000...

And so I find myself in Zagreb, Croatia – the final stop on my tour. I must admit that, after 12 weeks and 13 countries, it is a bit of a bittersweet end. Bitter because there is so much more that I would like to see; sweet because it is always great to go home after such a trip....

I’m sorry this is a bit late in coming – the past week or so has been a whirlwind of trains and buses, all a part of the seemingly endless journey to my current location: Bucharest. It’s good to be out of the Russian-speaking portion of Eastern Europe once again even though I...