Some Bridges Must Be Burned

“If I were you I’d hire a bodyguard because people are going to show you what it’s like to live … More

Leaving Civilization

I recently left civilization. I was one of the last to board the plane, chasing after my rolling hand luggage … More

Ever since moving to Ukraine, I have lived in a bubble. My interactions with the people and culture of this … More

You know how this goes. Relatives you haven’t seen in years – some you can’t remember ever having seen – … More

Part 1 in Weird Correlations With Democracy: Why Clapping on an Airplane Makes You More Susceptible to Authoritarianism.

Of all the chairs it’s possible to find one’s self in, the dentist’s is possibly the worst. Ok, on second … More

I was one of the few walking down Lenina Avenue this past Saturday, the rest of the city was running. … More

*I just want to preface this, and to ward off angry comments, by saying that I love Ukraine and I … More

A couple of weeks ago I was sipping limoncello on a balcony overlooking the lower Amalfi Coast, but it feels … More

It’s hard to remember the last time I approached the passport desk without an underlying sense of dread. Adding to … More

The passport desk is an interesting place. All that separates you from entering, or in this case leaving, a country … More

Whoever it was that conceived of the word “tedious” must have spent some portion of his or her life as … More