by Calvin Sun | Aug 28, 2017 | Albania, August 2017: The Balkans, Crisis, Fail, How Did You Do That?, Rules Are Meant To Be Broken, Way Way Off the Beaten Path
On the right bank of the river Osum lies Berat, Albania’s Town Of A Thousand Windows, where we as a group this morning collectively decided to visit as a daytrip from Tirana.But instead of trying to find and take the morning public bus for 400 leks,...
by Calvin Sun | Aug 27, 2017 | Albania, August 2017: The Balkans, Border Crossing, How Did You Do That?, Introspection, Rules Are Meant To Be Broken, Walking Tours, Way Way Off the Beaten Path
kenopsia n. the eerie, forlorn atmosphere of a place that’s usually bustling with people but is now abandoned and quiet—a school hallway in the evening, an unlit office on a weekend, vacant fairgrounds—an emotional afterimage that makes it seem not just...
by Calvin Sun | Feb 2, 2014 | Camping, Crisis, Fail, Guest Posts, How Did You Do That?, Lessons Learned, Macedonia, Rules Are Meant To Be Broken, Way Way Off the Beaten Path
The following is a guest post by Brandon Green of Brandon is Still Alive, who graciously asked if he could contribute to the Monsoon Diaries adventures. Brandon Green and I had taken the same Calculus III Honors class 9 years ago during my freshman year at...
