by Ian | Mar 20, 2021 | Switzerland
Le Chalet Abitibi “If you can get to Martigny then I can pick you up – unless it’s a powder day in which case you’re on your own.” This was the offer that was made to me as the European continent was closing with covid-19 cases spiking to record highs in almost every...
by Ian | Apr 10, 2021 | Albania
Shqipëria A fox lay by the side of the road with its eyes rolled back, its insides on the out, and with loose bits of gravel clinging to its fur. Teenage boys stood in the middle of the crowded motorway selling bootlegged CDs as cars and trucks jostled for position...
by Ian | Apr 16, 2021 | Macedonia, North Macedonia
Acibadem Sistina and the Health Certificate It was sweaty and drab in the basement of the Acibadem Sistina Hospital, my arm bandaged and still stinging from the needle, as I slunk into the chair in the waiting hall, working on hour number 3 of the wait, and wondering...
by Ian | Apr 17, 2021 | Macedonia, North Macedonia
Love in the Time of Covid-19 – Brennan and Agata Brennan drives a bus in Appleton, Wisconsin. Agata is a recruiter from Krakow, Poland. In March of 2020, the world shut down because of the pandemic. To raise people’s spirits, the folks at the Tinder dating app decided...
