Ang
Rich
SydneyYour clothes are tired. Your art has lost its feeling. You find yourself longing to go on a novelistic journey to a faraway land. Or take a road trip to a national park. Or buy a slushie from the nearby gas station. Or sit in your car for a few hours and listen to your … Continue reading To Own Your Soul
Author: Sydney
my brain sounds like an epic guitar riff
The Louvre
It's astounding, baffling, how one can see an image millions of times but not truly absorb it. The Mona Lisa. I know you can picture it clearly in your mind, but it is so much more than an iconic painting. It is daVinci's masterpiece (if a bit smaller than you've likely imagined). It is correct … Continue reading The Louvre
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Reflections
Before I’d arrived in Australia, people would speak of my upcoming trip as if I were going to the gallows. I remember getting a lot of strange advice, such as... “Watch out for the spiders. They’ll eat your face.” “Don’t go swimming. Too many sharks.” Needless to say, I was relieved (but not disappointed) to … Continue reading Reflections
Iced Coffee in Australia
When you order an iced coffee in Australia, don’t expect the typical over-sweet Dunkin’ Donuts material. When you step through the inviting door of an air-conditioned cafe and ask for an iced coffee, they’ll ask you if you’d like “whipped cream and ice cream with that” to which you reply, “sure!” because you didn’t fully … Continue reading Iced Coffee in Australia
Lost on the Road
I'll be writing a lot of these "travel poems" throughout our trip. This is the first one. What do you think of it?
Family Afoot (and at Home) 