My arrival in Bangkok was tumultuous. As I approached immigration, I saw a long line for visas on arrival. After standing in line nearly 15 minutes and filling out the form, I saw that the US wasn’t on the list of countries requiring the visa. I quickly proceeded to plop myself in the standard line [...] 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 »
Hammocks at Jeff’s Pirate Cove are clearly marked for “adult relaxation only.” For more adult pictures of Guam, click here. As I hiked past old ordinance, decaying weapons, the rusted silhouettes of old buildings and crumbled latte stones (that’s lah-tee, not lah-tay), I began to wonder what life on Guam is truly like. Here [...] Read more »
Denise reaches out to touch the idol of Santa Ana at Biba Fiestan Santa Ana in Agat, Guam. For more rainy pictures of Guam, click here. The word fiesta has a very Mexican image in my mind. Perhaps it’s my love the Three Amigos and El Guapo’s birthday that causes me to associate fiesta with [...] Read more »
The sun sets over San Luis Beach in Guam as Denise floats in the warm water. For more jocular pictures of Guam, click here. I feel like I’ve entered the doldrums. It’s not as though opportunities don’t abound here, but rather that I simply haven’t found the motivation to commence. I am inspired constantly. I [...] Read more »
Right now, I really want to brag about how I got to see a midnight showing of The Dark Knight while most of you were still enjoying your Thursday morning coffee. Guam’s slogan is “Where America’s day begins!” after all. But instead of grinning ear to ear about the movie or how early I got [...] 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 »
The sun shines through the palms from the clear blue sky above Guam. For more sunny pictures from Guam, click here. It amazes me how quickly my mood swings on Guam. One moment I’m enjoying the simple things—the breeze on my face, the warmth of the sun, the way the water laps against docks—and the [...] Read more »