Maine

Working as Geography Research Assistant — “Chaya’s grandfather is a famous geographer,” I told a couple of guest to Chaya’s family home in Bangor. “What, did he win a Noble Peace Prize or something?” one of the guest jested with a sarcastic sort of giggle. “Yeah, he did,” I replied, “it is hanging on the [...]

Sailing Penobscot Bay — I am learning how to sail in the Penobscot Bay of Maine near Belfast. I have discovered that in order to learn how to sail I need to take my face out of the ‘how to sail’ books and get in a boat on the water. Through meeting a friend and [...]

How to eat sheep testicles — I had never eaten testicles before. No, these are not my famous last words, but an introduction to a travelogue entry on how to grill up, prepare, and gobble down another animals’ balls. I must proclaim that I do not search for such subject matter — doing so would [...]

Moose in Maine — Moose in Maine. A lot of people come to Maine with wild hopes of gazing upon a wild moose in the wild. “Did you see any moose?” is a common question that people get asked at the end of camping trips to the north country of Maine. Maine is all about [...]

Salvadorian Immigration to the USA — “Mi trabajo aqui es finito, yo voy a desaparecer como Jaime,” spoke El Salvadoreno after he brought his last batch of basil, mesclun, and squash in from out of the field and shipped it off to market. His work on the farm was now finished, the only thing left [...]

Estimated amount of money we will need to begin traveling by sea – – “How long do you think it will be before they have their our boat?” Midwife questioned the rest of the sailing party as we beat against the waves towards Maine’s Belfast harbor. After looking upon our smiling faces, consensus was within [...]

Vagabonds Learning to Sail — “It looks as if the bug bit them,” spoke Midwife as she watched my wife Chaya and I man the helm of her partner’s sailboat last weekend. After baiting Chaya and I in with the idea that we should continue our travels by sea, Midwife made good on her catch [...]

Travel the World by Sea — Vagabond Family Looking to Buy a Sailboat — “”If I found myself anywhere or amongst people I did not care for, all I had to do was to heave up my anchor and go somewhere else. That’s one of the main advantages of living aboard a boat. When you [...]

I looked into the face of my baby for the first time. She did not look like me. She was all red, wrinkly, and had an odd conical lump that had the texture of left over macaroni and cheese sticking sideways out of the top of her head. Perhaps she takes after her mother.