by Brian | Jul 13, 2016 | INTERNATIONAL DEPARTURES, NOW BOARDING
Kia Ora-an informal Maori language greeting often used by New Zealanders to say “hello.” Prior to visiting Sydney, my friend and I went back and forth deciding whether to visit Melbourne, or to take advantage of being so close to New Zealand and take a...
by Brian | Jul 7, 2016 | BEYOND MY THOUGHTS
Dear America, Allow me to reintroduce myself. My name is Brian Keith Oliver. I’m a 31 year old African American male residing in Baltimore, Maryland. I grew up in a middle class family who certainly had it good by society’s standards. I attended only the...
by Brian | Jul 6, 2016 | INTERNATIONAL DEPARTURES, NOW BOARDING
Visiting Australia; Sydney especially had always been a goal. I planned to someday go but never exactly planned a specific time. Imagine my surprise when one of my friends mentioned that their job would be possibly sending them to take a position in “Oz”...
by Brian | Apr 11, 2016 | INTERNATIONAL DEPARTURES, IRELAND, NOW BOARDING
Brian: a male name of Irish and Breton origin. It is possibly derived from an old Celtic word meaning “high” or “noble”. Ever since my friends and I began to participate in local St. Patrick’s Day/Weekend celebrations at home, the idea of...
by Brian | Apr 1, 2016 | INTERNATIONAL DEPARTURES, KENYA, NOW BOARDING
As our time in Nairobi came to an end, it would have been wise to stay in for the evening and prepare for the next morning right? Yes, but this was Nairobi, and if you thought New Yorkers could go all night, take a trip to Kenya! After a night out with the locals, I...
