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Europe Running Adventure 2023
Sisters of Charity of Nazareth Adventure Run—July 07-July 26, 2023: https://nazareth.org/kmh/ Best of Europe, Part I (in no certain order): Most Moving & Uniquely Tranquil Place:D-Day Beaches, Normandy, France Most Unique Experience: Running from Courseulles-Sur-Mer to Colleville-Sur-Mer, American Cemetery, Normandy, France Places I Most Wanted to Explore for Another Week or Longer: Normandy, France;Prague, Czech…
Norway Do’s & Don’ts
Norway Do’s & Don’t’s, according to laws & local customs and my own humble observations: ~Do say “hello,” “thank you” (“tussen takk”—thousand thanks), & make small talk. ~Don’t fear for your safety. ~Do enjoy the many vegan options provided at so many non-vegan spots (just bought vegan cake right outside the fish market). ~Don’t strain…
She Waited There For Us All Day
Saturday evening, November 12th—Pudong district, Shanghai, China Normally, Serena would tell me if she’d invited someone to join us for dinner. When the grinning lady with short hair and oversized red sweater sat down, I was a bit surprised, but still assumed Serena had been in contact with her. I knew I recognized her. From…
Bike Rides & Blessings
Sunday, September 11th: Jinshan-Fengxian-Pudong (3 districts of Shanghai) Another 61 mile ride in the books. So, within 32 hours, we cycled about 123 miles. But whereas Day 1 took about 5 hours 45 minutes including breaks, Day 2 took a total of 7 hours 25 minutes😩 Stiff headwind, some posterior fatigue and heavy packs full…
Collecting Kids, and Cake
Day III back in school since March 11th: Someone somewhere was collecting our kids today. Some just could not be found. I don’t think they were in danger, but even our department head was wondering who was collecting them and bringing them to where. I had to collect my own before last period. Round them…
Tangled
How could I not gallavant out here to Fantasyland and have a nice relaxed patio dinner of vegan pork, veggies and rice—green tea included? After dinner, I took a pirate ship to Neverland,walked alongside the artwork story of a wooden toy who became a boy in Pinnochio Village Kitchen’s dining rooms, and spent a bit…
Pizza in Shanghai
Vegan, of course. One week into my quest to record something of every day here in Shanghai, I would be remiss to not encourage every visitor to stop by and see Chef Lorenzo at Topolino. 685 Xikang Road, Jingan district. Take the 7 train to Changping Road (昌平路), exit 4. Just a few short minutes…
Dreaming
Early Saturday morning subway rides through a slowly awakening city Joining/leading our InterSport Running Crew for team training My girlfriend Guilin accompanying me by bike during long runs along Shanghai’s East Bund All you can eat at Lakeside Veggie on weekends Fried rice Steamed buns Guilin’s tomato tofu Pink’s “Fuckin’ Perfect,” my go-to karaoke song…
Peter’s Coming Over for Dinner
Meanwhile, Melissa and her future mother-in-law Karen need to discuss September’s wedding guest list. Ethan changed plans and didn’t come home last weekend, but it’s okay since his mates were also scheduled to arrive and it ended up quieter around here. These are the days of my adoption within a New Zealand family. Originally scheduled…
New Zealand Adventure!
I have to use the ! when writing about this place. There’s a reason it’s become the place to be. Here are annotated photos from my first full day in Auckland and running on Waiheke Island. 😭😭😭Her visa application was rejected. So, my beautiful girlfriend is in the Philippines right now. 我是一个人。 This tree is…
Underground Vegan
This vegan spot located on 15th floor of an apartment building near Jing’an Temple, in Shanghai. Opened upon request with promise we’d bring in at least 10 folks. We brought 14. So, off the sidewalk, no signs advertising any restaurant, past apartment building security, up a back entrance…take elevator to 15. Don’t fear the prison-like…
Don't Let My Parents Read This 