VirtualWayfarer – Page 60

FoodFebruary 3, 2008February 11, 2008

How To Eat Like A Millionaire On A College Budget

Dinner is an incredible thing. It's one of the few times during the day where we pause, come together and enjoy simple pleasures. I love good food and for a while fell victim to a common mis-perception. I mistakenly believed that I had to eat out at a nice restaurant or spend hours in the kitchen if…

Tips & TricksFebruary 1, 2008February 2, 2008

Tips and Tricks – Money Savers, Free Software & Real News

Mixing it up a little bit with todays post. Instead of the usual, this post is dedicated to sharing a bit of my web-based gray matter with you. Money is always a good thing, especially when you get a chance to save a …

Human InteractionsJanuary 17, 2008April 13, 2011

Applying for a job in the 21st century: The death of paper resumes.

The world is changing. The change started with e-mail and has recently catapulted forward with massive advances in web capability and user demographics. As e-mail replaced the pen and paper in many aspects of our lives,…

UncategorizedJanuary 11, 2008August 31, 2012

Use Digg to share your favorite facebook group/charity!

I've been a huge fan of Facebook for years and got sucked into the Digg revolution back in July, but it wasn't until yesterday that I had an epiphany. They're both incredible tools and both are used to discuss each-othe…

Human InteractionsJanuary 9, 2008

Ballroom Dancing – It’s Not Just Social, It’s Business.

Ballroom Dancing – It’s not just about dance, it’s about business. It was the start of my Sophomore year of college. I’d just returned from Europe and was open to trying new things and conquering my fears. I’d always …

Human InteractionsDecember 24, 2007January 9, 2008

Theory: Reverse Napoleon Complex

Height. It's perhaps the most easily recognized physical characteristic and as a result intimately tied to our development, self perception and cultural presence. As a tall individual...6'4" (193cm)... I have always been self conscious. From movie theatres to the dance floor my height has always pl…

BackpackingDecember 18, 2007March 9, 2011

An American in Europe

As I prepared to leave for Europe a lot of people had questions about the trip. After "Have you seen the movie Hostel? Aren't you scared!"...the second most common question had to do with how I felt and what I expected …

BackpackingDecember 17, 2007July 24, 2008

Athens Part II & The End

Feeling lazy? Listen to this post instead: Audio blog of this post When I left off last time I noted that the evening's plan was to check out the hostel bar before a night out on the town. As it turned out that's …

BackpackingDecember 9, 2007March 9, 2011

Athens Part I

Listen to this post: Audio Transcript: Athens Part I The ferry sucked, it smelled bad, I got one hour of sleep and was thrilled to get off when we pulled into port about 15 minutes before dawn. I could go on for a…

BackpackingDecember 6, 2007October 1, 2012

Rethymno Part II, Iraklio and Knossos

So, you know that crazy phenomenon that occurs when you're about 1/2 through writing something that's difficult to save, and as a result, has not been saved? Well, it struck last night as I was writing this blog update…