Tag: family
Posted on June 1, 2016
November 29, 2015 – Lutsen, Minnesota
Another holiday sacrificed to humanity in the books. I’m utilizing the resort’s swimming pool, reflecting on the recent Thanksgiving week. As per usual in the food service industry, I had to work the holiday. It’s only half bad …
Posted on April 19, 2016
October 6, 2015 – Finland, Minnesota
Sober October is so much easier in the middle of the woods. It was a year ago when I stumbled upon the cause, riding through the London Underground in late September. Oddly enough, I saw the ad for …
Posted on April 12, 2016
October 5, 2015 – Finland, Minnesota
I can’t believe people do this. I’m being chauffeured up the most ridiculous “road” I’ve ever encountered – an old logging road that hasn’t been maintained in years. My driver is a friend of my new hosts; he …
Posted on February 9, 2016
July 4, 2015 – Crosslake, Minnesota
It’s moments like these that can make a man question everything. Syr is laying on the dock next to her uncle Theo (Mari’s brother), watching the fireworks exploding all around the lake. Mari is there, along with her …
Posted on January 15, 2016
May 31, 2015 – St. Paul, Minnesota
Has it been five months already? Tonight is my last with my first hosts, and the feeling is bittersweet. I’m afraid Mari and Syr have set the bar a bit too high. They’ve shown me the undeniable strength …
Posted on October 27, 2015
April 7, 2015 – St. Paul, Minnesota
“Yeah, I have way too much stuff…” It’s 2013, and that’s what comes out of my mouth as a few friends are helping me move out of my two bedroom apartment. That’s right; I had my own two …
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