A Surprise Shark Encounter off of Cairns, Australia by Tim Ghazzawi: Something important about sharks: they should never be surprises. Especially when you’re expecting to see a turtle instead. If I’m going to swim with sharks, make me sign a waiver. Make me take responsibility for putting my life in […]
Beginning 2020 in Sydney, Australia by Tim Ghazzawi: A drag queen leaned against the bar. She wore a pink dress patterned in glittery polka dots and a dramatic blonde wig that made her seem both imposing and fun. “I’ll meet you at the bank,” our friend had texted us. Turns […]
A Medical Emergency on the Milford Track by Tim Ghazzawi: The paramedic asked me, “Do you have your phone?” I could barely hear him over the noise of the whirring helicopter blades. My body hurt as I nodded. “Good,” he said. “You’ll want pictures of this.” Thankfully, what he was […]
Nerding Out in Hobbiton by Tim Ghazzawi: “I’m going on an adventure!” shouts Bilbo Baggins, map and knapsack in tow, as he flees from his home in the Shire and thus begins his quest alongside a band of quarreling dwarves to recover a something-something from an evil dragon. It’s been […]
Collecting Coconuts in Qamea, Fiji by Tim Ghazzawi: The village of Togo is located on the northern inlet of Qamea, a small island 15 miles due east of Taveuni. Approach its shores at just the right angle and see a rugby field bookended by two large goal posts. There are […]