My fiancee and I woke up early this morning and found we just couldn't get back to sleep.  No big mystery why -- in thirteen hours we'll be exchanging vows and rings. She had to run to her house to pack a few things, but I wanted to take a moment to write about our "rehearsal dinner" last night...

Four years of high school. Four years of college. Four years of medical school. Three years of residency. Three years overseas serving in the military post-9/11.

Eighteen years doesn't even come close to the level of stress in the final week leading up to a wedding in another country.  From the...

Every February, hundreds of thousands flock to Brazil for the largest Carnival celebration in the world. In September, hundreds of thousands more head to Germany for the largest Oktoberfest celebration in the world....

OK I started working on this story from a couple of years ago but not sure if it would work so well as an article, especially since Varig is no longer in business.  So I decided to post it here and see what people think. Enjoy.

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In 19 days I will be traveling to Cuiaba in Mato Grosso, central Brazil for my wedding. At first, having two weddings seemed like a simple way to avoid worrying about obtaining visas for everyone in her family to come here, or vice versa. Little did I know how complicated it could be.

The first time I...