For context, read A New Twist – Part I Apparently, Caleb’s first roller coaster was the Mind Eraser too. I can’t remember the first time I heard the phrase, “I remember it like it was yesterday.” I suspect it was quickly followed by a strange, soap-opera-esque stare into the distance, swelling music, and a wavy [...] Read more »
Elitch Gardens at night (2007). My heart flutters. I’ve barely done anything but stand idly since exiting the car, but I can feel the tension running through my body. My stomach rumbles. It’s not due to hunger, as I finished breakfast less than an hour ago, and I’m far from stuffed thanks to a brief [...] Read more »
The sun sets behind some clouds in Agat on my final night on Guam. For more distant photographs of Guam, click here. In a scant six hours, I’ll be on plane departing the island. Last night, I tossed and turned, waking every 20 minutes with nervous excitement for the resumation of my journey, yet I [...] Read more »
First of Many Rows of coffin berths lie empty at Guam Veteran’s Cemetery, patiently awaiting their corpses. For more ghastly pictures from Guam, click here. Hafa Adai, y’all. With a whole lot of nothing transpiring the past few days, it’s time once again for news in brief: Read more »
WARNING: This is a long one… I thought I had left it all behind when I graduated from college. Anyone who has been there know what I’m talking about: the parties; the drinking; the beer bongs; the drunkenness; the stupidity. I’m sure some people remember it fondly. Perhaps it was even the best part of [...] Read more »
The Santos Kiluus shrine sits abandoned off a back road late at night. For more religious images from Guam, click here. It wasn’t by choice that I’ve received most of my nicknames. There were five other Bens in my grade in elementary school, three of which played on the soccer team. When I was dubbed [...] Read more »
Dependence Day When I was young, I always heard people speak about their birthdays as if they were the greatest day of the year. Sure, Christmas offered presents and Halloween was full of candy, but birthdays were a very special day just for that person. Everyone would get together, play games, have cake, and it [...] Read more »
Harley’s arm lies across Hooker’s head as they nap in the goodwill box. For more catatonic pictures of Guam, click here. The last few days have been lazily spent lounging around. I got moderately sunburned snorkeling the other day and have been avoiding the sun. There’s no cracking or peeling, so it’s minor, but I [...] Read more »
Denise and Anthony embrace at Dadi Beach on the day of the Buffalo’s return. For more heartwarming pictures from Guam, click here. For the first time in nearly two months, the Buffalo moored at Big Navy. The last few days, people have been atwitter about the imminent arrival. Whether truth or scuttlebutt, it’s all the [...] Read more »
The crowded inside of a Jeepney. See more images by clicking here. There are times when I’ve felt as if this isn’t a trip, but just a series of travel days strung together. When I arrived in Manila after nearly 20 hours of travel, I had just enough time to crawl into bed, grab some [...] Read more »