Another old poem. I wrote this in December of 2013 in a coffee shop when I should have been studying for finals. I fell for you in fall, but by the time winter came I felt you slipping away like snow melting in my clenched fist. Maybe I shouldn't have held on so tight, but I …
Tag: Travel
California
I'm currently traveling through California, so I thought I'd share this poem I wrote after last summer's California trip. I flew away from the Pacific over the desert toward Las Vegas. The mountains, valleys, towns were brown and brown and brown. I thought about that morning When I had driven my little rental down highway 1 …
A moment
I wrote this a couple of weeks ago: Things are never the way you expect them to be. Nothing looks the way you painted it in your mind. In my picture of Beirut, I didn't imagine a Syrian refugee next to an American Eagle next to a Lebanese restaurant next to a grocery store that …
Oh What A Day
So I feel as though I owe everyone a wordy, rambling, thoughtful blogpost instead of just these random lists of birthday presents I want (though apparently you all liked that because I had more views on that post than I've ever had). Currently I am sitting on my sunflower chair in my room drinking tea …
Friday Favorites
woohoo their back :) 1. So I've been a little uncontent (its a word) with my hair lately. I like the color now, but my hair is just so straight and flat. All I want is one really messy hair day, but alas my hair refuses to do this. Well then I re-discovered two things …
The Freest Bird
So here it finally is: my short story. 99% factual. Hope you like it! “Air Canada flight 194 with service to London, Heathrow, now boarding all seats, all zones.” I slap my laptop shut and shove it quickly into my canvas backpack. Ticket. Passport. Check. Check. I get in line behind a large talkative German …
A Good Pair of Shoes
Beige and worn we sit on a shelf, third from the bottom, in a dark closet, Patiently awaiting our next adventure. We were made to for a girl who wears flowery sundresses and sits still Not this globe-trotting ruffian, But we don’t mind. Because we’ve walked her through the security lines of airports, Supported her …
The Orphans
This is a random poem that wrote, but I never got to turn it in for class. It's based on a brief encounter I had with two little muslim kids while I was in Jordan 3 years ago. Dusty, well traveled feet, Rosy cheeks, painted and peeled by a hot Middle Eastern sun. The …
10 Things I learned while living in Europe.
Things I’ve learned from 3 months in Europe: 1. They don’t have normal sized spoons. It’s either itty bitty or so big you can barely fit it in your mouth. 2. Fruit is dessert. No wonder people here are so skinny. 3. Everyone looks attractive driving a motorbike. It’s true. Every time. 4. People here …
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Amsterdam.
Howdy from Amsterdam. I’m so tired it’s ridiculous. However, I did get like 7 hours of sleep last night thanks to some relatively comfy benches. The plan was to wake up at 5 am and go see out of the airport and see Amsterdam for like an hour (aka find a starbucks and sit there.) …
ELIZABETH ENDARA 