Writing
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Random First Impressions of Argentina
First of all, I love this country. I knew I did when I visited this place 1 year ago and I am glad to see that I picked wisely. Granted…
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How Hard Can You Concentrate?
My friend Dustin introduced me to slacklining. I think he got it in Israel when he was playing pro basketball over there. (Figures, 6’9″ white Jewish guy, right?) This is…
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Haircut Bets
I have always had this desire to have a flowing mane of hair. Unfortunately with my genetics, that is becoming less likely with each passing day. I have heard that…
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Voluntary Tasering
I love foosball… it can appear to be extremely haphazard and frantic to many people watching. But there are moments in a foosball game where the game has been building…
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Arrecifes Bike Race
The time had come once again to pack up my bicycle and head off into the campo (fields) of the state of Buenos Aires to seek victory and fame in…
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Fingernail Biting Habit
Since as long as I can remember, I have been biting my nails. My mom said I was biting my nails as a baby. Before I was even talking. Although…
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The Most Scared I Have Ever Been
A great question to ask somebody is “when were you most scared?” I find it can be a very revealing story and always interesting. I have heard stories having to…
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Handwritten letters hold a lot of weight
My family in England is so good about sending letters and disappointingly I have never reciprocated their efforts. I have always opted to use electronic methods which I argue allow…
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So That’s What an MBA Is…
I would date the feeling to about June of ’07. A feeling I always described to people as being antsy. To solve this I chose to take a GMAT prep…
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First Road Bike Crash
Going into the last turn of the race with 100 yards to go, sitting in the top 20 spots, two guys crash to the floor, skidding and ripping their jerseys.…
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It’s About Time…
In one day I will give a training class to a group of people that will want to hate me, but hopefully I can win them over and teach them…
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Uruguay Road Trip
A short distance from Buenos Aires is the small little country of Uruguay. Widely known as the most popular vacation spot for all the Argentinos as well as an easy…