Winter 2012: History Comes Alive
"We cannot bear to regard ourselves simply as playthings of blind chance, we cannot admit to feeling ourselves abandoned." - Ugo Betti. History comes alive this winter. How many of us dare to consider ourselves as part of some greater context, placing our everyday...
Mt Whitney
In a little less than 6 hours, I'll be leaving to climb Mt. Whitney, aka the highest peak in the continental US. 14,479ft. You may be thinking, "This sounds really tough.What have you done to prepare for this?" Answer: Aside from pack warm clothes...nothing. As...
Why You Should Go To Iran II (In October)
In the same vein as my previous post to Why You Should Come With Us to Iran, here's your second chance to "go epic." Although I won't be coming along for a second trip -- maybe that'll be a perk? (jerks!) -- this is your chance to relive what I saw in Iran last month;...
The Unexpected Aloha
Sometimes we at The Monsoon Diaries surprise even ourselves with some unplanned, last minute trips. Until approximately 48 hours ago, I had no idea would be in Hawaii. And here I am in Honolulu for 4 days. To give this context: I just completed my second year...
You’re Going To Crave … Iran
Go Yang has inspired a trend I wish I was talented enough to emulate. But then again, I figure imitation is the best form of flattery.So you're going to crave...IranLet the drooling begin. You'll crave the hard to pronounce, harder to prepare but easy to eat...
How to Get Into Trouble In Iran
I had said in a previous entry how "normal" everything seemed when I was in Iran last week, but about a week since I've returned I've noted some exceptions. Of course, some of these are via word of mouth through our interpreter, but this is the closest I'm ever...
Magical Moments In Switzerland
If it's not already playing, press play. And then start reading. After 5 hours in Frankfurt, we landed in Geneva, Switzerland where we had a whopping 20 hours to kill. Our options were: Stay in Geneva, meet a friend, and rest up before heading back home...
5 hours In Frankfurt
We had a 5 hour layover in Frankfurt after leaving Iran, which we made the most of despite being severely underslept. From the airport we took a 10 minute train ride (4 stops I believe) to the main area of Hauptwache. Scatter up to the top of...
Where Are We Now?
Where Are We Next?
