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By Michael J. Vowles Posted on January 10, 2020January 5, 2021

My Year in Review: 2019

Woof. 2019 has been a surreal year in many ways, and as such I’m not sure how to catalogue it. When I think about 2019 my first thought goes towards … Continue reading My Year in Review: 2019

Categories: Personal, Writing, Years in ReviewTags: Life, Motivation, Personal, Productivity, Reading, Writing
By Michael J. Vowles Posted on December 31, 2018January 5, 2021

My Year in Review: 2018

At the stroke of midnight 2018 will be gone forever, and there will be no time left to improve upon it or add to its legacy. Except not really. In … Continue reading My Year in Review: 2018

Categories: Personal, Writing, Years in ReviewTags: Life, Mental Health, Personal, Travel, Writing
By Michael J. Vowles Posted on September 22, 2018

The Crescent City Diaries #13 – Shrunken Heads & Sugar Factories

My fourth day in the Big Easy began with a steamboat tour of the Mississippi. I’d seen the large crowds waiting in line for the Steamboat Natchez several times during … Continue reading The Crescent City Diaries #13 – Shrunken Heads & Sugar Factories

Categories: TravelTags: Life, Macabre, New Orleans, Travel, Wanderlust
By Michael J. Vowles Posted on September 5, 2018

The Crescent City Diaries #11

Day Three. I’m eating breakfast in a little café across from my hotel on Royal Street. The waitress brings me a cup of joe and a hard bagel filled with … Continue reading The Crescent City Diaries #11

Categories: TravelTags: America, Life, New Orleans, Travel
By Michael J. Vowles Posted on June 21, 2018

Reassessing My 2018 Resolutions

With my Hungarian series concluded, I’d like to write a post reflecting on how 2018 has gone so far. In my New Year’s Resolution post I outlined some targets I wanted … Continue reading Reassessing My 2018 Resolutions

Categories: Personal, WritingTags: Life, Mental Health, Personal, Travel, Writing
By Michael J. Vowles Posted on April 10, 2018June 10, 2020

My Study Abroad Overview: Nothing Gold Can Stay

My last exam at the University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire was held at noon on Friday, December 21st 2012, the day before I flew back to London. Even though I … Continue reading My Study Abroad Overview: Nothing Gold Can Stay

Categories: Books, Personal, Study Abroad 2012, TravelTags: America, College, Life, Mental Health, Poetry, Travel, Writing
By Michael J. Vowles Posted on March 31, 2018June 10, 2020

My Study Abroad Overview: The Indian Summer

I can remember the first few weeks of my semester abroad as having a particular feeling. I think September is the best time to be on an American campus. It’s … Continue reading My Study Abroad Overview: The Indian Summer

Categories: Personal, Study Abroad 2012, TravelTags: America, Anxiety, College, Life, Personal, Travel
By Michael J. Vowles Posted on February 21, 2018

The Storytelling of the Everyday

As I’ve said in previous blog posts, I like having a date in the future that I can both look forward to and work towards. I try to avoid having … Continue reading The Storytelling of the Everyday

Categories: PersonalTags: Anxiety, Life, Personal, Travel
By Michael J. Vowles Posted on January 9, 2018January 9, 2018

Lamb Boobs & Spanish Typewriters: My Weekend Part One

The first weekend of 2018 turned out to be pretty rad. My dear friends Elizabeth & George came to visit me on Saturday- and it was the first time I … Continue reading Lamb Boobs & Spanish Typewriters: My Weekend Part One

Categories: Personal, TravelTags: Friendship, Gift, Life, Lunch, Personal, Travel
By Michael J. Vowles Posted on January 2, 2018June 18, 2018

My New Year’s Resolution

I have always been attracted to the idea of New Year’s Resolutions, because I love having a sense of direction in life. I love the idea of building something. It’s … Continue reading My New Year’s Resolution

Categories: PersonalTags: Anxiety, Blog, Life, Mental Health, New Year, Personal
By Michael J. Vowles Posted on December 31, 2017January 5, 2021

My Year in Review: 2017

I’m not sure what I expected from 2017, except more of the same. The same half-hearted attempts at being productive; moments of inspiration that disappeared as quickly as they came- … Continue reading My Year in Review: 2017

Categories: Personal, Writing, Years in ReviewTags: 2017, Depression, Life, Mental Health, Personal, Writing
By Michael J. Vowles Posted on November 3, 2017February 10, 2021

Turning 25

Last weekend I turned 25. I enjoyed a nice, steady birthday where my family and I went to see Blade Runner 2049 and eat at one of our favorite Siamese … Continue reading Turning 25

Categories: PersonalTags: Anxiety, Birthday, Life, Personal
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