Category: 2010 Journal

  • 2010 Journal – Chapter 4

    2010 Journal – Chapter 4

    Paris was the first big city I visited EVER. Denver was large around 2010, but nothing like the scale and scope of Paris. I was in such awe of everything that I witnessed that my eyes were probably the size of dinner plates as I explored the city. I remember…

  • 2010 Journal – Chapter 3

    2010 Journal – Chapter 3

    Stuttgart was the first European city that I ever visited, and it is a city that drips in the dreams one has of Europe. Prussian architecture with cobbles and luxury shops. People drank coffee outside of cafes and trains serviced the city and local area. It was like falling into…

  • 2010 Journal – Chapter 2

    2010 Journal – Chapter 2

    In April of 2010 I had only ever flowing somewhere one time before, Norfolk, Virginia, about a year before with my aunt and uncle. When I got ready for my trip to Europe I had barely been to a big city (Denver) and Colorado…..was and still is VERY white. I…

  • 2010 Journal – Chapter 1

    2010 Journal – Chapter 1

    I had a lot of free time 10 years ago. I was single. I worked full time in a fossil shop. I lived at home. While I “took care of myself” paying for gas, nights out, and much of my food, I didn’t know what all adulthood entailed. The fossil…

  • 10 Years Ago – Forward

    10 Years Ago – Forward

    As we sit in our homes, or our communities, more or less “stuck” with our lives, I am personally reflecting on my journey that began 10 years ago today. On April 7, 2010 I took a cheap suitcase, a massive paper book, and two travel guides and I got on…