Cleared for Departure
Next Trip: Singapore & Australia, Fall 2026
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Series 21: Twenty Days With Mom: An 80th Birthday Expedition
Mom turns 80 in November, and the trip is a celebration of this major milestone. Her age is shocking to both her and me. Continue …
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Series 20: The Cockroach-Infested Island of My Dreams
In a spot of personal news, RBD and I are moving back into the city. Continue …
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Series 20: The Challenge Bowl
Months ago, I got an email from AAPA informing me I would be participating in the annual Challenge Bowl. This was news to me. Continue …
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Series 20: On the Origin of Conventions
Humans have gathered in large groups to exchange ideas long before lanyards and continuing education credits. 12,000 years later here I sit, listening to the intricacies of pulmonary hypertension, with 1,500 of my closest friends. Continue …
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Series 20: The Jazz From OR 12
Tucked inside the French Quarter is Preservation Hall, a temple to jazz time has overlooked. Continue …
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Series 20: Marching Bands & Beignets
New Orleans, or Nahorlens (one syllable), as the in-the-know say, is a city of roughly 370,000 people, or is about the size of Cleveland. Continue …
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Series 20: Below Sea Level and Above Reason
Join me as thousands of physician assistants and PA students descend upon New Orleans for AAPA 2026—a conference where medicine, music, professional ambition, and questionable decision-making collide. Continue …
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Welcome to 2026 … I Guess …
Welcome to 2026. God help us all. Continue …
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Series 19 – A New Academic Year Dawns
Sadly, we part ways here for 2025. No travel is planned since I’ll be in back in school. Continue …
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Series 19 – Exploring the Blue Lagoon, Iceland’s Geothermal Wonderland
How the Blue Lagoon came to be. Continue …
