The chairs squeak, almost bent out of shape by your weight. They are made of plastic, just like the tiny low stool in front of you that serves as a table. That plastic is worn, even a little stained. Your legs squeeze because you are low. But you could just stretch them out, resting on the edge...

I went to Jackson Hole, Wyoming last weekend to see a buddy of mine ('sam' on matador) and to do some back country skiing. It seems Jackson Hole exclusively permits young, fun, athletic people who look good in puffy jackets to enter town limits. The 20 and 30 somethings live the life there, full...

“The World is a book, and those who do not
travel read only a page” — St Augustine

A few weekends ago, we had the 11th annual Poole family lobster bake in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. And for those of you who don't know, Maine is a state in the Union, harboring exclusively awesome people.

To support the photographic documentation, the anatomy of a lobster bake looks something like...

Just got back from a two week east coast swing full of family, friends, golf, mountains, rivers, humidity, lobsters, drinks, late nights, hangovers, sunsets, sunburns and laughs.

My trip was capped off with my buddy's east coast wedding reception in New Hampshire. Since he and his wife were wed...

A second to catch up…

I’m a bit behind on the blogs due to the fact that my time on the Internet has been consumed by other work. And I was taken out for a couple days with a jungle infection in my foot from jumping off a waterfall in northern Thailand. But Ross has gotten some good blogs out...

It’s been almost 5 years since I’ve been back to Madrid and to be honest not much has changed. Maybe a little more development and, according to our taxi driver, a lot more traffic. But at least in the four days that we’ve been here it’s felt like we’ve never left.

Our good friend is...

1. “Roads? Where we’re going, we don’t need ... roads.”

2. You receive food that in no way resembles the dish you ordered, and you don’t care.

3. You’ve seen the sun rise on every continent.

4. You’ve seen the sun set on each ocean.

5. You have to get a new passport because...

Hello all! No time for a massive update, but I thought I'd post the links to my India and Thailand photos as a tideover. They'll be on matador themselves once I get home in um... July. Hope you're all well. Off to Vietnam!

India:
http://travel.webshots.com/album/558098827seZerH

Thailand:
http://travel.webshots.com/album/558246268UhubmS...

Studying Abroad is the best thing anyone could do in college (well, next to graduating). This was seriously the best semester I had at UCBerkeley, packed with fun adventures I'll be talking about for the REST OF MY LIFE. I will always look back fondly on these memories. I made friends with some of...