Week 36: Homecoming
IT IS HOT STOP CLIMATE CHANGE NOW. I don’t think I’ve seen hotter days this year than week 36. Getting out of a hot shower and feeling equally wet fifteen minutes later. (Continue)
Everything about Amsterdam
Anja is a phenomenon. She’s gorgeous, brilliant, hilarious, full of depth, the maker of the best chicken parm in the known universe, a stellar ceramics artist, and an impactful high school English teacher. Serendipitously, she’s my life partner.
She’s a private person, which means the vast majority of the amazing things I experience with and photograph of her don’t make it onto this website. Below are a few times she did pop into a story.
Week 33: Landing
The first week back at work is fairly quiet, I even found myself on the verge of boredom at one point. (Continue)
What Pride means to me in 2023
Nienke, Mehdi, an anonymous friend, and I attend the annual Pride March. It’s the city’s first two-week Pride festival in Amsterdam, each week organized by a different organization. (Continue)
Eight of ten
When I first set foot in the Old Catholic Church to attend an All Saints service, I knew I had found a special place. (Continue)
All Saints Amsterdam
She blesses Anja, me, and a handful of other people who carved out time in their Sunday evenings to come to Church. (Continue)
Why doesn't the crosswalk work?
There’s a woman who runs a bookshop in De Bijlmer. She has kind eyes that make you want to curl up with a book and a cup of tea. (Continue)
Dog park
My attempt to lure both Anja and myself outside for some fresh air and a walk was thwarted as soon as I learned the place was out of my favorite bubble tea. (Continue)
