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First Impressions

Featured - Building Out A Van (No Text)

May 15, 2023

Building Out a Van: An Exercise in Being Overwhelmed

Now that I've gone through the process of buying a van, I need to get started on the process of building it out. I've grown accustomed to taking on challenges outside my comfort zone or beyond my abilities but building out a van with zero experience may be the most daunting objective thus

Vanlife First Impressions,  Van Planning

Featured - How I Chose My Van No Text

December 5, 2022

2023 Sprinter vs. 2023 Transit Trail – How I Chose

I recently made the long-time-coming decision to purchase a van to convert. The first step of the process, deciding which van to get, proved to be more complicated than I anticipated. Ford recently announced the 2023 Transit Trail - a Transit package with standard all-wheel drive, a 3.5 in /

Vans First Impressions,  Sprinter Van

Sweden Stockholm

April 17, 2014

Two Weeks In Sweden: What I’ve Learned

Since my arrival in the land of the Sweden I have done a lot of things: slept outside in below freezing temperatures, visited a hotel where people sleep in below freezing temperatures, personally fed some reindeer (to make them fat for eating), and adventured out onto a frozen lake. Here is what

Sweden First Impressions,  Retrospect,  Stereotypes

Fire Island Bay View Sunset

May 31, 2012

Welcome To Fire Island

Just over four miles off the coast of Long Island, New York you can find a lesser known strip of land known as Fire Island (or that place that parts of MIB II and III were filmed). At 31 miles long and just half a mile wide at its widest point, this 3,000 acre strip of land is home to just over

Fire Island First Impressions

Hercilio Luz Bridge

February 22, 2011

Florianรณpolis Part I: Arrival In Brazil’s South

Sometimes when all you are trying to do is work as hard as you can in your classes, your university up and decides (without even asking for your input) that since you are giving such a fantastic effort, it would be best for everyone that you take a three-week break from learning the Porky Cheese to

Brazil First Impressions,  Florianรณpolis,  Story

Rio de Janeiro

January 8, 2011

Brazil Day One: Mistakes At Duty Free

When we finally arrive in Rio de Janeiro I disembark the plane and my newfound friend and mentor, Steve, makes the executive decision to go to duty-free (again), where I am coerced into purchasing two more bottles of Jameson and a six-pack of Red Bull (thanks a lot, Steve). After retrieving our bags

Brazil Dialogue,  First Impressions

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