(This was an essay I wrote for a writing class I was taking at UC Davis in 2006 - the prompt was to write about an experience that only affected you AFTER you had the chance to look back on it ... enjoy!)

Hey, My Dad Took Me There!

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While I was interning for the Palo Alto Weekly, NO RESERVATIONS' ANTHONY BOURDAIN was touring America, promoting his new book. Being a huge fan of Bourdain, I asked my editors if I could PLEASE cover the event (he would be visiting a restaurant, signing books, doing Q and A, and having dinner in the...

This is an idea I had for a column for the school newspaper (back in college) - basically, I wanted a creative way to express and share my travel stories while I studied abroad in Siena during my senior year in college ... however, the column never got picked up because it was considered "politically...