22 May ’13 Retiro here footsteps pass by the thousands couples hand in hand these waters gently ripple in murky green young and old clutched and cained little step, big step sounds of shutters, tourists passing by no more lies beyond no effort made self declaration "here I am" snap "there I have been" Read more [...]

21 May ’13 Well it has been a few days since I flew into Barajas, Madrid. I can honestly say, as someone who has been to this city a few times, it never gets old. Incidentally the city itself is relatively new in comparison to other european cities, so it makes sense sort of... Unlike its more popular competition (Barcelona), this city is not the city of sin and sex. Rather it is the administrative capital and somewhat more reserved, in terms of europe that is. Having said that, the city is still just as exciting Read more [...]

20 May ’13 On May 18th I had the honor of giving the opening speech for my own graduation ceremony. It’s really all thanks to Associate Dean of Meadows, Kevin Hofeditz. I received an email a couple of weeks back asking if I would be interested in presenting the convocation. How could I not accept? I responded immediately and in all curiosity asked Kevin “Why me?”, to which he responded “I guess I get to take credit for that.  I just figure you’ll do it well, and it’s an appropriate honor for what Read more [...]