Hello! Welcome to vagoscribe, a place on the internet that was started as a way for family and friends to follow along with my travels. The premise for this website is fairly simple: to share words and photos of how I am experiencing life on our shared planet. From the Peace Corps years in Honduras to working and living in Africa to spending a week at the crossroads of the “East” and “West,” vagoscribe can be navigated by using the “destinations” menu on the right column to find a specific theme, by clicking “archives” to locate what was happening and when, or by going to a title across the top bar where I have highlighted a few countries and MTB–mountain biking, a passion of mine. The most recent posts are under “New Posts” at the top of this page.
Professionally, I am a freelance writer when I have time to do so, meaning I have another job. Before setting up vagoscribe, I was a columnist for The Evening Sun (Hanover, PA) over the course of ten years, beginning in 1997. Since then, my writings have been published in switchback Magazine, Dirt Rag (print and e-zine), XXCMag, and Counterpunch. I self-published Writings from Honduras in 2000, which is available through the Reader’s Cafe in Hanover, PA.
What does vagoscribe mean? In Manto, Olancho, Honduras, a vago is someone who wanders about town, walks around and stops in houses and storefronts to chat, gets on a bus to the next place, comes and goes. The other half–scribe–as we know, is one who writes.
If you have any questions or comments, please post them to the site or email me. If you’d like to receive updates, click the email tab on the right, “like” the vagoscribe Facebook page, and/or follow vagoscribe on Twitter.
Thanks for stopping by. Best wishes and peace be with you.
James Murren
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05 February 2013 at 11:53 AM
I really love your blog.
18 February 2013 at 6:54 PM
My dream would not be just a single place. Just having the money and ability to travel and see it all.
15 May 2013 at 9:22 AM
I like this weblog!
14 June 2013 at 3:32 AM
Great site you have here. It’s difficult to find good quality writing like yours these days.