Sean. Genie. John. These three names belong to three characters played by the late Robin Williams. These three names and the movies that they appear in have changed the course of my life and many others. This is a travel blog, I know, but let me show you how Robin Williams helped me, through his vividly realistic acting, get to the point I am at now. I am five years old, and it's my mom and I's weekly double feature Sunday. As usual, I start with Aladdin. T...

One thing I am happy for, and despising at the same time, is my lack of Spanish knowledge before my travels to South America. So many people along my journey, who speak English, have asked me how I have gotten along without knowing any Spanish. I would wave them off and say, "Oh just fine.." and go on to another subject. But after about the sixth time oh being asked, I took the time to think it over and this is what I came up with. To start, It has given me a ...