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Our Journey Through Spain Comes to an End; and a Brief Visit to the Nation’s Capital

Last time I wrote my travel journals, I left you with my New Years adventures on Ibiza, the serene little Spanish island in the Mediterranean known for its gorgeous beaches and incredible dance music, which has inspired the global house music scene. We then returned to the mainland, checking in to the five-star Hotel Arts [...]

Balearic Adventure: Spain for the Holidays, Part III

Sat, Dec 29: After cleaning up the apartment and preparing for our flight to Ibiza all day, we caught up with Meye once more this evening, to give her a piece of climbing equipment that Ryan had left for her as a gift. The four of us wandered a off the beaten path to Granja [...]

Spain for the Holidays, Part II

Wed, Dec 26: This morning Tim and Ryan set out to make a local climb, so Paul and I ran a few errands. We paid a visit to a local Barcelona Starbucks for a coffee just off La Rambla (again, the main street in downtown B-town), and discovered that Starbucks uses the same numbers pretty [...]

Spain for the Holidays, Part I

Sun Dec 23: I flew out of Sacramento International Airport at 6:40AM. Landing in Chicago was VERY choppy as it was both foggy AND snowy at the same time there, delaying our flight by about an hour. I met a nice couple on the flight to D.C. who recommended a few things near Georgetown for [...]

Invading Spain for the Holidays!

The rumors are for real! I finally got my tickets and I’ll be leaving for Spain for the holidays with my close friend and colleague Paul Dickey on December 23rd! We’ll be adventuring with his best friend Tim Walther through Barcelona and hopefully Ibiza for the Christmas-New Years break.
Tim and Paul are experienced globetrotters, so [...]

Another Successful Second Saturday in Sacramento

For the last two months, my good buddy Paul Dickey and I have organized a gathering for Second Saturday in Downtown Sacramento. Every month, on the second Saturday of the month, all the galleries open up, as do several other businesses (firms, record shops, restaurants), and exhibit art and live music for free. There are [...]

Can Leadership Be Taught?

I recently connected with a really nice gentleman named Paul Dickey here at Sac State. From what I understand, Paul worked for E*Trade as an internal auditor and worked his way up for a while. Now he’s taking time off for school, and he’s getting really involved as VP for the campus chapter of the [...]