The Cat Spot

Once upon on a New Mexican dresser there hid a sweet doll from society. She was confused on how to relate to the world so she cast a sleeping spell on herself only to awake upon opening the box. Time passed and the day finally came to break her spell. The little doll looked around and decided she would rather continue sleeping and asked the opener of the box to please close the top and to leave a note to only open the box after society evolves. Thanks.  #dressertopstories   #evolve

Disclaimer: The statements you are about to read below are generalizations based off my personal experiences. These are general statements and of course do not apply to everyone or the entirety of the countries involved. If you find yourself offended, that's your problem and have the freedom to stop reading at any point. France 1. Most people walk around with baguettes in hand 2. The French are a people of indifference 3. French men are small and have scratchy hands 4. Really bad teeth 5. Best trains, I could have lived on the trains for months and been happy 6. Best strawberries I have ever tasted in my life 7. My experience might have been different if I hadn't gone to France with a hairy right wrist Turkey 1. Out of all the airports I have been to Istanbul is my favorite 2. Turkish Airlines is my favorite airline to use 3. Vampires live here Lebanon 1. I love Beirut! God damn those suicide bombers having to ruin it for everyone 2. Great art scene 3. Most hospitable and frien...

And then we escaped the yoga ashram...making dreams of  Pizza Hut a reality. It's about that time to trek up a mountain. First catch the morning bus to Pokhara. Onward to the Aunapurna range. After that, I'll never grow up.

Heard arguing in the street at 3am. Looked out the window. A couple walking with backpacks appeared sleep deprived, emotionally rought, and exuding western traveler ignorance, they were American. The man reminded me of a long haired squirly, boundry lacking yoga teacher I briefly dated back in the Chicago. The woman short, thick, and confused as to how the fuck they got there.  Went outside to be of some help to the American couple. Relief melted over their faces when realized a fellow American stood infront of them.  "Where are you guys trying to go?"-Me Both began speaking telling their version of the story, at the same time. Snippets of spending most of their cash on taxis taking them to the wrong places in attempts to get to a hostel is what I caught. The woman looked at the man as if she was going pull his hair out for being such an idiot, which he was.  "What's the name of the hostel?"-Me Again both began speaking at the same time. "It's a Tal or ...

Before leaving France for Lebanon I yet again completed another compression, only this time into one carry on.  Everything fit. It's all about how you pack. What's new and what I've learned thus far... 1. France is France 2. Something about Lebanone inspired me to purchase my frist pair of Converse ever. Life change. 3. Lebanese Women have the best hair  4. It's impossible to be bored in Beirut 5. Lebanese people are very friendly and social. After living in France I almost forgot what it felt like to have social life and friends 6. I took a lover for the first time after being overseas  7. If you need dental work done, get it done here. It costs about a 1/3 less than it does in the states. My friend got her wisdom teeth taken out here. Back in the states she was told they would have to break her wisdom teeth in order to get them out. This guy was so good he managed to take the teeth out whole. She didn't use anesthesia and sits with me now at the cafe I'm writi...

After taking intensive french classes for two months I decided I was burnt out and wanted to do something else. I found a posting for an au pair position at the college and called the number. It was for a single british woman and her three children ages 3,7, and 9. This seemed a good opportunity to clear some karma with my nannys from childhood.  The house located in beautiful southern France just west of Cannes.  The mother, a former heroine addict, clean for 8 plus years, moved to Theoule to escape the past. The location of the home was removed from major public transit making it difficult to leave or travel anywhere without a car. The next month my life would no longer be my own. Taking care of other people's children is not easy. I caught a glimps of what my life may have been like had I choosen to have children, making me realize that I'm not ready and there is a lot I want to do before I if/ever have children.  I got a taste of what it must have been like for my nan...

Upon returning to Cannes from a  charming, slightly haunted wedding in Saint George sur Cher, I found myself incredibly ill, depressed, and alone. I fell in the dark hole that one wonders if she will ever come out of. I woke up crying, went to bed crying, cried on the train, in the market, at school, basically anywhere. Looking back I can't believe how liberated I was to allow myself to express such raw emotion for the world to see, and didn't have the chance to think twice about it because the tears streamed without prevail. I wished I had died in the accident, kept thinking I made a huge mistake coming over here (yeah it was that bad). I had no friends, nothing, no one, nada. There isn't much to do in Cannes aside from going to the beach, going to the beach, and going to the beach. What Florida is to the United States, Cannes is to France. Lots of old people and lots of teens and springbreaker types just on a more international level. No one liked me at all. Some of the s...