Joseph Panzarella

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The 5 Biggest Differences Between Living in Europe and the U.S.

The Tales of a Texan Abroad — I have lived, studied, and worked in seven different cities, five countries, and two continents, and am surely all the better for it. I followed this path with the intention to expand my horizons, learn new cultures, and meet interesting people. It was always a dream of mine to get…

Europe

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I Survived Houston Without a Car

3 surprising challenges that made it harder than you think — Life without a car From September to December this year, I lived in the Montrose neighborhood of Houston, TX without owning a car. For a full 12 weeks, I was challenged with depending on public transit, ubers or lyfts, and my trusty bike. While there were some positives (incredibly toned thighs from constant biking)…

Bikes

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Let My People.. Drink in Public

Why Parks and Public Domains Should Be an Open Bar — A graduation celebration isn’t the same in the confines of your home. Meetups with your friends at a bar don’t hit like a spontaneous, makeshift disco in a park. Walking from one party to the next without a drink in hand is a travesty in all senses of the word…

Travel

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Mexico City Leading the Bike Revolution

What do we need as humans to feel safe in the street? To move comfortably. To get from point A to point B efficiently, or God forbid, to enjoy our time commuting. According to Jeff Speck, Author of Walkable City, we need four simple things to achieve freedom away from…

Urban Planning

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·Aug 8

Two Homes

a poem by Joseph Panzarella I wrote this poem while living in Granada, Spain for a 7 month period. While studying abroad is an incredible time, it’s also one’s first opportunity to experience uncertainty and homesickness. Real homesickness, where time zones stop calls and you miss birthdays and holidays. But…

Travel

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Jul 26

Could The U.S. Be a Train Paradise?

Let’s just connect Dallas to Houston first — My brother’s bachelor party was November of last year, and we decided New Orleans was the place to be. When discussing how to get ~25 guys from Houston to New Orleans, we jokingly suggested maybe we could take a train. “Why not,” we thought, “we can do some last minute…

Politics

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May 9

This Flood

A free verse poem by Joseph Panzarella — I wrote this poem while hiding out in Austin during the peak of Hurricane Harvey’s destruction over Houston, TX. I returned shortly after the rain stopped to clean out my parents’ flooded home and support those in our community. Hurricane Harvey was only 4 years ago, but the emotions of…

Poetry

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·Apr 13

What Would You Do?

A Free Verse Poem by Joseph Panzarella In 2017, a good friend of mine working for United Airlines gave me his buddy pass for the year. An endless supply of standby flights, if a seat was open. I was so excited and inspired by the gift that I wrote this…

Poem

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·Feb 21

Fully Remote Work Ain’t Leaving

and why Hybrid Models aren’t enough — Besides this past July when my last employer went hybrid, I have been a fully remote employee since March 2020. Almost 2 full years working from my bedroom, living room, neighborhood coffee shop or parent’s suburban home. 720 days of shotty Wi-Fi and shottier coffee, and I’ve loved every second…

Work

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·Feb 8

It’s Time to Legalize Weed

Every State is doing it — Marijuana should have been legal yesterday. Marijuana needs to be legal today. Marijuana will be legal (in the near distant) tomorrow, so why not now? I am far from the first person to have this opinion, and surely won’t be the last, but nonetheless, it needs to be said again…

Marijuana

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