Author Archives: mikeurell

I awoke to a buzzing noise. It was the morning of Day 3. We lost power yesterday evening. Was this a sign the power was back on? What time was it? 5:50 am. I was supposed to be up at 4. I was so tired I didn’t care. I’ll try to sleep through the buzzing,Continue reading “The Goenka Experience”

French Toast Ingredients Baguette (1/2 loaf) Milk (1 cup) Egg (1) Sugar (1 tbsp) Vanilla (1 tsp) Butter (2-4 tbsp) Goat Cheese Dip Ingredients Soft spreadable goat cheese (1/2 cup) Fig jam (1/4 cup) Honey (smidge) Sea salt (pinch) Instructions Cut baguette into small ovals and set aside. Whisk together milk, egg, sugar, and vanillaContinue reading “French Toast à la Mikey”

Although Mexico was a neighbor country for most of my life, it took several decades to make my first visit. Mexico was my first stop on sabbatical before heading to South America. A work colleague had recently started staying in Mexico City and I figured this was my best opportunity to have an experience inContinue reading “First Stop: Mexico”

Over the Christmas holiday season I went to see A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood. I had been eager to see it as I always enjoy Tom Hanks and had recently listened to an interview with the director Marielle Heller on Fresh Air. I didn’t grow up watching Mr. Rogers. I was more captivated byContinue reading “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”

Recently I was visiting my family for the holidays. If you enjoy coffee as much as I do,  you may have asked your mom after getting settled in, “Who’s slinging the dopest natty Yirgs around here?”, only to receive a blank stare. Actually, that should get a blank stare from just about anybody, aside fromContinue reading “A Travel Coffee Kit To Make Seriously Great Coffee Anywhere”

“The wind blew along the surface of the sea.” It’s the above view that I’ll always remember when I first arrived in Paris. And now 3 and a half years later as I took this picture I was saying “goodbye”. Not only to the view, but to my life in Paris.  I relocated from IrelandContinue reading “Taking a Sabbatical When Working in France”