The Plateau

The honeymoon is over and it's all settling in. We've all been through it, I've heard it called the storming phase or the norming.. or something. It's that time when you've been in a new place long enough to form a routine, get used to your surroundings, and the things that were novelties become common. … Continue reading The Plateau

Why Americans Don’t (and May Never) Understand Nation Building

I'm taking a brief interlude from my travel blog to bring you some thoughts, once again, about foreign relations. Obviously, CA (see previous post for explanation of this term) has been on my mind a lot and I've been reading as much as I can, trying to educate myself on the region. This is a … Continue reading Why Americans Don’t (and May Never) Understand Nation Building