This was the most HONEST conversation I had in a decade, and it marked the first time that my friend Andre, who I've known for 20 years, and I went into some very dark places in terms of what we had done as children. From the first days we met, to having multiple deaths in... Continue Reading →
I went to my mother's Facebook page to check on her health and well-being recently. After the 2013 fallout, my mother and I haven't spoken on video or by voice in half-a-decade. Regrets? Absolutely not. It takes two to tango. However, the health of my mother is always important. Her first post was of my... Continue Reading →
So, because my blog, podcasts, Instagram and other means of social media is gaining a lot of momentum, I think it's time to finally introduce myself on a scale no one ever has. Mother/Father broke up in 97. Two step mothers and three elementary schools in a one year period. Father dropped my siblings and... Continue Reading →
While I was sitting on my couch, stuffing my face with pepperoni pizza (yes, I cheat sometimes, but blame my trainer that put me through a 1-hour gauntlet), I realized at that given moment what could've been. Back in Las Vegas, my colleagues and I from the College of Southern Nevada's Dental Faculty Practice would... Continue Reading →
A lot of people do big things or risky things to get the attention of others. Remember at the beginning I talked about one of my students' brother who slammed into a pillar at high speeds, intoxicated and ultimately killing himself. He was unrecognizable after it happened. Before he got on his bike, he told... Continue Reading →
There was a man by the name of JoJo, who was my next door neighbour years ago back in Las Vegas. He was an interesting guy to say the least, but before he set off to church one Sunday morning, he stood in my living room giving me and my mother a lecture. It went... Continue Reading →
After a very interesting conversation with some of my students, we talked about the best and worst secondary (high schools in America) schools in Thailand. I wanted to deep dive into the idea of what made them so different. Was it the environment? The parents? What are the influences? How come I'm different? Being born... Continue Reading →
Oh, yes, it was a cold and sunny December 22nd, 2006 morning – this was the day that a rescue helicopter had to fly steeply to the main summit of Sunrise Mountain in Las Vegas, Nevada to collect my two friends and I in which was one of the funniest and most terrifying moments of... Continue Reading →
Two years into my track and field career marked the biggest could-be-achievement of my life. As a junior in high school, I qualified for the Sunrise Regional Championships. Four heats of runners from all over the valley (Las Vegas) facing off with the top 2 of each heat clinching a spot in the finals. Top... Continue Reading →
Arsenio's ESL Podcast 