Stories from the road
Trip write-ups and guides, organized by destination — with the videos to match.
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona: The Trip Where Everyone Knew Somebody
Four days in Phoenix in October 2023 turned into an unplanned reunion tour — old friends, Old Town Scottsdale, and the kind of golden desert light that makes you want to stay another week.
August 25, 2026
Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth, Texas: A Wedding in the Hills
One night in Dallas cooking with a friend, then out past Fort Worth for a Michigan teammate's wedding — a mission-style chapel, a ranch with longhorns and actual zebras, and a lake day with a dog that photobombed everything.
August 12, 2023
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan: Back for the 75th
A March weekend back at the University of Michigan for the men's gymnastics program's 75th reunion — the foam pit I trained in, a meet at Cliff Keen, the banquet, and a green St. Patrick's Day I didn't plan around.
March 16, 2023
Boston, Massachusetts
Boston, Massachusetts: My Brother's Birthday, in the Cold
A freezing few days in Boston for my older brother's birthday — baby-nephew duty, an all-black party, a chocolate cake with his name on it, and a 2 a.m. IHOP. A family trip, not a sightseeing one.
February 4, 2023
Dallas, Texas
Dallas, Texas: The Weekend Igbere Came to Texas
I flew to Dallas in the summer of 2022 for my family's hometown-association convention — a ballroom in green and gold, a backyard full of relatives, and one night out. I barely saw the city, and that was the point.
July 16, 2022