[pullquote]”And in this particular case of crowd surfing, it also would not have been possible if not for the AMAZING strangers in the rows in front of us, willing to throw their bodies into support into allowing a man to cross something that had been on his bucket list, and thought may never come off …
Category: Traveling Adventures
Pops 2 is open!
Earlier this season I wrote a restaurant review about one of my new favorite spots in DC: Pleasant Pops. I’m very happy to share that their new location is now open! It’s just around the corner from the McPherson Square Metro stop – so it’s nice to have Pleasant Pops on my way to work …
Firefly 2015 Hiatus.
Good afternoon, friends! Just an FYI: HESONWHEELS will be on hiatus until early next week. Why might you ask? Well many things. Let’s start with the two that I’m most excited about! Tomorrow morning, I am so PUMPED to deliver the keynote address to the Class of 2015 at Woodgrove High School. I will most …
WMATA + Caring.
This post is a long-form post that is a story about two people I met last night, “Ms. David” and “Michael,” and both are employees of WMATA, DC’s mass transit system. While it is long, if you do happen to read the entire post, you will find stories of customer service, community service, and … …
Stranger Dinner
Yesterday, I had one of the best experiences I’ve had in a very long time. It was one of those Stranger Dinners that I have frequently explained here on HESONWHEELS. For those of you who aren’t familiar, and also to give it a fresh explanation (the concept has evolved a bit since the first time …
Home, revisited.
Last fall, I made a post about the struggle I had been experiencing with defining a “home” for myself. I spent much of 2014 moving around. The previous many, many years I had lived in just one place – the longest time I had ever lived in one place – and preparing to leave physically …
Officially: 2 weeks.
It’s officially since I’ve started my new big boy job. This is one of the mantra’s I’ve tried to tirelessly practice that was just perfectly illustrated. I hold this true when it comes to conference (or meeting marathons, as I like to them) season, too. It goes a very, VERY long way in terms of confidence. …
“Fake” Buildings.
Fun fact: I earned a minor in Public & Urban Affairs as an undergraduate student. It actually was my very first major (and after switching a few times, I did still graduate on time!). I thought the major itself was more about working with people as public constituents (a la political science) than it was …