The Times They are a Changin’

Tis’ that time in the mitten state. Its actually cold, and the leaves have changed. The semester is nearly finished, and yet another year is soon to pass. With the winter holiday fast approaching, the days of bluebook exams, and long haul flights have arrived. My goal with this project is to begin to build “episodes”. An indepth exploration of this fascinating world of ours.  From Detroit to Da Nang. Boston to Budapest, Capetown to Cape cod.   My lens is focused on food, culture, history and a few things in between. I’m looking forward to comments as I publish this site across a spectrum and share it over social media.

 

Feel free to drop me a line, and share your reactions and observations.

 

I’m still debating on this first write up, Should we go local, domestic, or absolutely far flung?  Leave a region, a city, or a suggestion in the comments option up top!

 

Thank You

 

 

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Welcome

Chineselanterns-Singapore-1024Greetings all, and welcome to the Gypsy professor. This will be the beginning of the semester as it were. I write, I travel, I share. Perhaps there are thousands of travel blogs out there. Perhaps after some introspection everyone thinks they should craft a blog.

On some level, there has to be something more. The fateful muse of adventure pushes us in certain directions. For me, its been education, and travel, for over a decade now. Writing, and conceptualizing those experiences sits with me everyday until I am forced to do something with it all. As of Today, i’ve been to 63 countries and counting. I’ve carried some kind of camera and or notebook through all of it.

I look forward to a platform of sharing this on a more developed level. For both you, as well as me.

 

 

“nobody can save you but
yourself.
you will be put again and again
into nearly impossible
situations.
they will attempt again and again
through subterfuge, guise and
force
to make you submit, quit and/or die quietly
inside.

nobody can save you but
yourself
and it will be easy enough to fail
so very easily
but don’t, don’t, don’t.
just watch them.
listen to them.
do you want to be like that?
a faceless, mindless, heartless
being?
do you want to experience
death before death?

nobody can save you but
yourself
and you’re worth saving.
it’s a war not easily won
but if anything is worth winning then
this is it.

think about it.
think about saving your self.”