Finding Purpose in Pork Chops: A Budapest Meal I’ll Never Forget
Unemployment, Bourdain, and the Unexpected Spark of Travel As I sit on my couch—one month and sixteen days into unemployment—binging No Reservations , I can't shake the feeling that somewhere in the mess of my restless thoughts and overflowing camera roll, there’s a spark. A spark of what Anthony Bourdain once shared with the world, quietly begging to be brought to life. For the past forty-some days, I’ve been racking my brain for answers—searching for a purpose, some kind of sign to tell me why I’m here and what the hell I’m supposed to be doing. But maybe the answer isn’t as elusive as I thought. Maybe I’m already doing it—or at least standing right at the edge of it. Because somewhere along the way—between lost luggage, street food, and unfamiliar cities—I found something that changed my life for the better and, I suspect, forever: travel. “Travel Leaves Marks on You” Anthony Bourdain once said, “Travel changes you. As you move through this life and this world, you change thin...