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I know I didn't write all that much about Cuba, in the end, but hopefully this piece I wrote for AFAR magazine's October 2013 issue – about ropa vieja, paladares, and the Revolution – will make up for it. Oh, and if you do ever make it to Havana, be sure to have dinner at …
I have been in Paris for going on three weeks now, and it is amazing how quickly one falls easily into routine. Perhaps this is because I have traveled so much this year, and so establishing a lifestyle for a short period of time has become second nature, but I really didn't expect it this …
Je recommence! After a wonderful summer in Turkey and all over Europe, and then back in the US for several months of fall to visit friends and family and make some money, I have started what I like to call "The Great Europe Adventure, Round 2." As you all know, I spent my junior year …
First, some logistics: you may have notices that at the top of the sidebar on the right, there's a new widget that says "My RSS." If you click on the little logo, you can go to a site that lets you subscribe to my blog, so it will send you my updates. At least, that's …
Everyone remembers 'Buddy Jesus' from Kevin Smith's brilliant religious satire film, Dogma, right? Who could forget that hilarious parody of the commercialization of religion and spirituality? Ladies and gentlemen, I have found its match in Hinduism/eastern spirituality. As soon as we arrived, Buddy Jesus sprang to mind. Willa describes it as Disneyland spiritualism. Welcome to …
I am currently in one of the more stunningly beautiful places in the world, with a natural landscape similar to that of the Grand Canyon, only much more lush and green, though similarly hot. Thankfully, at night it is cooler, and overall it is cooler than Mumbai. Before I get started, I want to do …
So, those promised articles are still in the works, I assure you. But, in the meantime, I'm not going to stop updating about my continued travels. I have so much more I could say about Bali (Why do they drive on the left side of the road? I think I really liked Ubud, in the …
I didn't mean to alarm anyone with my last post. Indeed, the fact that I haven't posted much lately means that I'm busy and happy. I just figured that in writing this blog, I'm recording the entire experience, which includes both the ups and downs, but I don't want anyone to worry just because I …
Anyone who has spent a significant amount of time with me in the last year and a half or so will be able to tell you that I am absolutely fascinated by Andalucía. I'd been interested in it for a while, but only peripherally so, but my obsession started when a friend and I spent …
I'm back! I know, I know, I disappeared for 4 months. It's called second semester senior year. Now, I'm officially graduated, have a bachelor's in English Literature, and I'm back in the Bay Area for the next 6 months to save up money before I leave to go travel around the world. This presumes I …
Kate Thorman 