You’re a smart, ambitious 20-something, and the world is your oyster. You have a degree, and you’ve done your time with a few 9-to-5 gigs, but that wasn’t for you. You’re bigger than that mold—that’s what your parents do! You’d rather travel. Work for yourself. Be creative. Find a unique way to serve the world from…
Annapurna Circuit, Nepal 2014 “You have extraordinary treasures hidden within you… and bringing those treasures to light takes work and faith and focus and courage and hours of devotion, and the clock is ticking and the world is spinning and we simply do not have time anymore to think so small.” – Elizabeth…
Annapurna Circuit, Himalayas, Nepal 2014 “So, this is my life. And I want you to know that I am both happy and sad and I’m still trying to figure out how that could be.” ~Stephen Chobsky Siem Reap, Cambodia 2012 Jaisalmir, India 2014 …
Annapurna Circuit, Himalayas, Nepal 2014 “Experiencing the basic goodness of our lives makes us feel… that the world is not a threat. When we feel that our lives are genuine and good, we do not need to deceive ourselves or other people.” ~Trungpa Rinpoche Like what you read? Sharing is easy.
Pai, Thailand 2015 The life of a traveller is a paradox. You feel at home wherever you are. You feel comfortable when there is no comfort. You feel like you have known people for a lifetime when you have just met. You have no set destination, yet you always know you are exactly where…
Don Det, Thailand 2011 The whirring of the fan stops abruptly. The page won’t load despite my frantic clicks. I check my newsfeed, this time on my phone, but the feed won’t load either. There are no miniscule bars showing above the network connection icon. Panic sets in. The truth settles uncomfortably. The power…
“Writing is not just writing. It is also having a relationship with other writers.” ~ Natalie Goldberg I’m crammed in to the second row of seats of the over-stuffed minivan, left side window seat. We hit another bump along the potholed road and my arms automatically tense to keep my backpack on my lap…
It was my last night in Ubud, Bali. And I was so ready to be leaving. I have lived there for a portion of the year for the last six years. The constant traffic, the endless calling out from taxi drivers and tour operators, the never ending construction and development, the cacophony of noise –…
Annapurna Circuit, Himalayas, Nepal 2014 I never had to try to travel. It’s always been as easy and natural as breathing. To live a nomadic lifestyle, where the most current location of home changes with the seasons. I might spend summers in the beautiful British Columbia, hop over to the chilled out hippy town of…
The Wood Between the Worlds, Pai, Thailand 2015 Pai. It’s a place in the world I feel most at home, most comfortable, unlike any other. People often ask what draws me to this place. To that, I borrow some passages from C.S. Lewis’ The Magician’s Nephew (Book 1 of The Narnia Chronicles). ~ The…