justinsmarkowitzDec 26, 20225 min readBeing Unprepared: The Chilasco FiascoMy least prepared travel experience? The Chilasco Fiasco, my first solo adventure when my tent flooded in the middle of the night, sending
justinsmarkowitzOct 23, 20225 min read"The China Experience" by Justin Markowitz in Paperback, Hardcover, and Digital Editions!Imagine yourself 10,000 kilometers from anything you've ever known, surrounded by a foreign language you can't understand, in one of the...
justinsmarkowitzDec 27, 20217 min readThe Optimistic Cynic The optimistic cynic: shielding yourself with hope against brazenly fruitless toil Take this story with a grain of salt, as a truth no...
justinsmarkowitzNov 15, 20215 min readIn The Big CityProse about the big city, about disappearing and seeing the movements of life. Me, in front of the famous "Angel of Independence" I came...
justinsmarkowitzNov 1, 20218 min readBiological WarfareAn essay by an anonymous author about existence. During some years of my youth, I volunteered to help clean and rebuild a...
justinsmarkowitzOct 26, 20214 min readThe Courageous JourneyMy Story & Philosophy of Courage “The spirit of courage is easy to dull by accepting what is a safer, more comfortable, and more...