Month: November 2024
Ways to Wander: Terminals
On Terminals, Transience, and Tipping I’m sipping an old fashioned in La Vie, a quiet bar in Terminal 5 at JFK airport in New York, passing the time in conversation with the bartender. Sitting at an airport bar always proves to be entertaining and has become one way for me to stave off the feeling
On Pedestrianism: Walking in the 21st Century
What is it that makes a person a pedestrian? By rough definition, a pedestrian is someone who goes by foot or walks, typically in places with vehicular traffic, like a city. Broadly, a pedestrian is a person of any ability who goes by foot or uses a mobility device like a wheelchair, powerchair, walker, or
A Study Abroad: Arriving in Tartu, Estonia
After my short, relaxing stay in Riga, Latvia, I made my way via bus to Tartu, Estonia, where I would be staying from late August until some time in June, a tentative date at the time of writing. Over the four-hour bus ride on a two-lane highway, I watched the sun slowly set over the
Walking in the Rain in Riga, Latvia
I left Rome, Italy, for Riga, Latvia, late in the afternoon, leaving beautiful weather behind. And entered a small storm. Landing in Riga felt hazardous. The wind toyed with the plane, pushing and tossing it around on the lap of turbulence. It was raining heavily, but shuttles waited nearby when we landed. We made our way