Age: 23. I am from: Ukraine. I currently live in: Slovenia. I currently live with: Alone. Level of education completed: MA. Occupation: PhD-student and Teaching Assistant. Do you consider yourself an adult? Not much. When did you become an adult? The element of seriousness and responsibility did appear maybe at 12. When do you think [...]
“Of course, you are welcome to make your tent in the grass,” Branimir gestured to the rolling pasture behind him as he climbed the wooden and stone steps to his driveway where I stood. “But you can also sleep inside. This is not a problem.” His dark eyebrows sat flat above sweet, deep-set eyes and [...]
The first day that I rode a fully-loaded touring bicycle was the day I left on an 11,000 mile ride around the four-corners of the United States. My partner was also in his first day on the saddle, but we set out together mentally confident (if a bit physically wobbly) that we had totally over-researched [...]
The birds in Italy wake at four. The country is still dark, but they start their songs anyway. From inside the walls of our little green tent we hear them chirping and know that our day will begin soon. By 5:30, we’ve risen too. The sun isn’t quite over the horizon, but we pack up [...]
“Why do you Americans not trust us?” asked the umpteenth young man trying to lead us towards our guest house down a small alley in the convoluted Fes medina. “I have a mother too,” he pushed further. “Yes, we all have Mothers.” I gave a weary smile. “But it can be difficult for a visitor to [...]
There is nothing in the world quite like describing your life to a stranger. I’ve found this act to bring a clarity that is unmatched by therapy or self-help books or other devices that are commonly used to heft people from the ruts they find themselves lolling in. Friends know you, and will cut you [...]
The flight to Barcelona was a red-eye in a plane with seats that reclined exactly three inches back from the slightly forward leaning “upright” position. It was 6pm when we left New York City and midnight EST when we touched down in Barcelona. It was sunny and cool in Spain, where it was 7am by [...]
All I can hear is the soft whir of the bicycles as we spin our way past arching old trees and rolling hills speckled with cud-chewing cows. The whole thing makes me nostalgic for the countryside where I grew up. Slap some rising blue mountains in the distance and you’ve got a typical Vermont scene. Only [...]
Walking down the street in Buenos Aires, you’d swear that there had been an apocalypse. The buildings are grey and the corrugated metal that is pulled over store windows lends a distinct feeling of tunnels of cement that rise high into the hot air. As your eye follows the buildings up though, the history of [...]
(From left to right) Name: Paula Age: 29. I am from: Rio Cuarto, Argentina. I currently live: Rio Cuarto, Argentina. I currently live with: I live with three friends. Level of education completed: Postgraduate. Occupation: Graduate Fellow. Do you consider yourself an adult? Yes. When did you become an adult? I became an adult when [...]
Age: 22. I am from: Arrecifes, Argentina. I currently live: Arrecifes, Argentina. I currently live with: My family, my parents. Level of education completed: Tertiary. Occupation: Mechanic. Do you consider yourself an adult? No. When did do you think you will become an adult? When I have a family, kids and wife, and more responsibilities. [...]
