Like any sports fan, I watch ESPN. I especially look forward to a segment they call Web Gems, a collection of all the best highlights from around the athletic world. I’m no athlete, but this video right here ^^^^^ … THIS IS MY WEB GEM. Thanks to Intrepid Travel & Mike Corey for the shout-out/honor. … Continue reading I’m No Athlete, but This is My Web Gem!
Update, May 15, 2012: My entry is not on the scholarship shortlist. On Friday, I sent in my application to the 2012 World Nomads Travel Writing Scholarship. This is a six-week, paid opportunity to travel and write on assignment guided by three established travel writers in Singapore, Bali and Malaysia. Winning this scholarship will be my … Continue reading Help Me Win a Travel Writing Scholarship to SE Asia? Pretty Please?
At the corner of 18th and Carpenter, in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood, stands a public art piece, “Before I die.” Simply a large rectangle of chalkboard paint and stenciled half-sentences, the art magnetically pulls in the curious. Read the secret wishes of the anonymous writers now gone, our only clues to their identities their dreams and their penmanship. It can be a little voyeuristic, but I think what this art piece reveals is our common humanity. Continue reading “What do you want to do before you die?”
