Lanzarote is one of the seven small specks of Spain that comprise the Canary Islands. An archipelago that is located hundreds of miles south of the Iberian Peninsula, just off the coast of what was once the Spanish Sahara in West Africa.
During the 1730´s the island was rocked by one of the modern world’s longest [...]

The beaches surrounding Punta del Diablo are some of the most beautiful that I have ever seen. You can find private patches of sand dotted between rocks. Or bask in the sun amongst the throngs of people on Playa de Pescadores (Fisherman’s Beach).

One evening while philosophizing over beer I was informed by a few “Irish lads” that every American they meet claims Irish heritage. To be fair there is probably more Irish people outside of Ireland than in, but it got me to thinking. Why is it that American’s are so quick to identify with their ancestral [...]

Residents of New York City enjoy an embarrassment of culinary riches in all sorts of niche categories, which means that the winter hot chocolate selection is incredibly diverse. I’ve identified three of my personal favorite hot chocolates, two in Brooklyn and one in Manhattan, though I could name many others. Also worth mentioning is the [...]

Everyone needs a good book to read. Every year Amazon issues a Best Books of The Year list. They offer top 100 lists based on editor and customer reviews.

This year I am in Argentina for our impending, incredibly important, presidential election. Thankfully, our Board of Elections came through on my absentee ballot. I successfully received my request for an absentee ballot and the absentee ballot itself, sent by snail mail through the notoriously suspicious Argentine postal service to this small Argentine town. I [...]

When I first arrived in Argentina, some younger students asked me if we have siesta in the U.S. When I said no, I could see pity on their faces, and they asked “Why not?” The answer I usually give is that it’s just not part of our “American lifestyle.”
I suppose the reason is partly cultural [...]