This was another trip of firsts: first 13 hour flight, first time being anywhere near the North Pole, first time to spend the majority of all 13 hours in darkness, first time to be around plane full of Russian speaking natives and visitors, and my first time to visit the largest country in the world. [...]

I just got home about 10 minutes ago from a late night out of seeing the movie Juno and hanging out. I would have been here 15 minutes ago if it weren’t for a particular California Highway Patrolman. The 210 freeway is notorious for speeders. It’s the closest interstate to my house and most desolate [...]

For the first time ever, I wanna know what it feels like to spend Christmas away from my family. For the first time ever, I don’t wanna feel obligated to spend Christmas like I always have. If my college years were the time to make something of myself, my twenties are the time to live [...]