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July 1, 2018
Life on Wall Street is probably not how you imagine it. It’s quiet, messy and, by New York standards at least, somewhat dull. There are more fast-food joints than brunch places here and the stately beauty of the elderly banking edifices are somewhat overwhelmed by the noise of more recent structures. As AA says, “Wall Street […]
June 24, 2018
AA left the Reykjavik airport grumpy. Not a single shop in the arrival hall had allowed him to buy a banana without a valid departure ticket. Hungry and thus primed, AA was not impressed with his first glance of Reykjavik proper, empty in the early morning light. “What are we in North Korea? Is this a […]
April 2, 2018
I am a fundamentally organized person. ‘Type A’ where the idea of 2,364 unread emails (junk or otherwise) gives me palpitations. Or even one unread email, come to think of it. The point is I couldn’t possibly move across the world without having anywhere to live, a job to start or really any other reason […]
February 11, 2018
My relationship with winter has been an on and off again one, as I imagine it is for most. When I was young in Wilmette, I don’t remember ever feeling the cold. There was just the excitement of the first snowfall and the anxious hope that it would arrive around Christmas when everything was still […]
December 12, 2017
My father is from Mississippi and my mother grew up in Chicago, both lived in unforgiving environments. My grandmother (father’s mother) moved to Chicago in the 1960’s when many black folks from the south were relocating north for a better life. It seems that when she arrived here she got very comfortable because she sank […]
November 26, 2017
“If the doors of perception were cleansed every thing would appear to man as it is, Infinite. For man has closed himself up, till he sees all things thro’ narrow chinks of his cavern.” William Blake, Marriage of Heaven and Hell. “Indeed, Allah [alone] has knowledge of the Hour and sends down the rain and […]
November 12, 2017
Vines make up 30% of the forest’s mass,” Sergio said, pointing to the canopy below us. We had passed the line between new and old-growth forest, and the wind changed. The breeze grew stronger and the smell of moisture intensified. Relaxing in the verdant air, we continued onward, high above the dry rainforest of Costa […]
September 23, 2017
Hello Um A’yube. Can you tell us a bit about yourself? I am a shy person and I like to watch the world go by. People fascinate me and I reflect a lot on why people act the way they do. I like to hold on to hope that the world is overall a good […]
September 17, 2017
As I mentioned in my previous post, the last stop on our quest to visit all 50 states was Anchorage, Alaska. To celebrate our accomplishment, let’s play a game. It goes like this, I’ll show you three photos from Anchorage and you tell me whether they are real or fake. Don’t worry, this isn’t going […]
September 17, 2017
Hello Abhinav, can you tell us a bit about yourself? Hi Erika, long time no see (laughs)! I grew up in New Delhi, India and completed my Bachelors of Computer Science in Nagpur, which is a large city of almost three million in central India. I love technology and also have an interest in finance/investing. […]
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Want to Know What It's Like to Live on Wall Street? July 1, 2018
Reykjavik, Iceland: Of Lagoons and Fishing Disputes June 24, 2018
Lake George, New York: Finding Friluftsliv in the Big Apple February 11, 2018
Chicago, Illinois: Urban Crime, Mayhem and Metropolitan Beauty December 12, 2017
Paris, France: Paris is for Jim November 26, 2017
Costa Rica: The Forest Will Provide November 12, 2017
Interview with Um A'yube: Writer, Mother and Wadi Rum Transplant September 23, 2017
Anchorage, Alaska: Real or Fake? September 17, 2017
Interview with Abhinav A: Cofounder of ErikaWithAK September 17, 2017
