Ryan Goes Abroad

If you follow along in Twitter or Facebook, you probably know I returned to Colombia after my romp through Brazil. I returned to that foxy lady, Medellin. If you’re not up-to-date on my history with this lady, when we first met, things were amazing. I was absolutely taken with her and I subsequently packed up [...]

Fresh off that massive post covering my recent trip to Brazil, I want to tell you how I stayed in the city of São Paulo for free. I was there a total of 4 days including a weekend, and stayed in my own private room for free. I did this in one of the most [...]

Why hello there, you’ve just come across a massive post covering my recent trip to Brazil. Instead of creating 3 posts for each city like a good travel blogger, I’ve written my longest post ever, more than 6500 words. It’s all just for you, my dear reader… and you don’t have to bear a single [...]

The other day I was struggling through a project I am working on. It seemed to be going nowhere, and I seemed to be plodding along at an extremely slow pace, only accomplishing very small things. Now, this is a project for me, not something someone else is requiring me to do. But it seemed [...]

Some days I wake up very undecided in terms of my travel plans because there is so much of the world to see. I mean, I really do have a desire to see it all, but there’s just so many possibilities. ** By the way, I have a HUGE post coming down the pipe about [...]

The more I learn about learning, the more I realize how much of a role psychological factors play in whether or not you learn something. As such, if you are trying to learn a new language, it may be a better approach to think of ways you can “hack” your psychology for bigger gains. Here [...]

I wrote on my ‘about’ page that I am really against poverty and slavery of all kinds, especially poverty in terms of mindset and perspective. One of the mindsets I really feel people have to get rid of is the idea that they have to be a cog in some large corporation or institution from [...]

Update: I am back in Medellin after 3 months away from her. I must say I feel different. The three months were partially spent back in my hometown, then on an exhausting 2 month romp through Paraguay and Brazil. Brazil, by the way, is like another continent. It has it’s own language and culture and [...]

If you follow along on Facebook, there I posted a photo of Lapa, a section of Rio de Jainero that is famous for it’s Friday night party.  Admittedly, I didn’t take this photo, but I just as well could have. That’s what it looks like on a Friday night down near Lapa’s famous arches. Now, [...]

One of my posts that has grown in popularity and comments is the one called “The One Thing I Can’t Stand About Colombian Girls.” I’ve had numerous Colombians themselves comment on the post, including girls from Medellin who confirm exactly what I talk about. Well, I just went on a romp through Southern Brazil and [...]