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Latest Blogs

On Growing Wings & The Value of Figuring It Out for Yourself
Adventure, Central America, Travel Advice

On Growing Wings & The Value of Figuring It Out for Yourself

September 23, 2017May 22, 2020 Toby 4 mins read

I have the clearest memory of asking my father for help tying my shoes. I was sitting on the bottom step of our unfinished basement—I […]

But Still: A Short Story on the Wisdom of Trust
Adventure, Poetry & Fiction, Travel Advice

But Still: A Short Story on the Wisdom of Trust

September 13, 2017May 23, 2019 Toby 3 mins read

“Trust no one,” the wise ones said. Deep-lined faces, milk eyes clouded with all the memories of all the misfortunes of all the ages, they hummed […]

How to be an Incorrigible Optimist, or, What I’m Doing in Costa Rica
Central America, Culture

How to be an Incorrigible Optimist, or, What I’m Doing in Costa Rica

August 27, 2017May 22, 2020 Toby 2 mins read

“We are the crazy ones who choose to believe in peace,” he concluded. One sliver in a blurred progression of notable speakers and presentations that […]

If I Could Fly: Seeking Stillness in Movement
Nomadism

If I Could Fly: Seeking Stillness in Movement

August 19, 2017May 22, 2020 Toby 4 mins read

Vermont. Early August, 2017. Stillness. It’s 1:04pm, and the August sun is hitting my laptop screen at just the right angle that I must squint […]

As Long As You’re Moving, You’re On Your Path.
Nomadism

As Long As You’re Moving, You’re On Your Path.

August 10, 2017May 22, 2020 Toby 2 mins read

In this moment of deep transition, a few brief thoughts on “following our path,” and what that really means. A well-intentioned friend recently cautioned me about […]

What to Do with a 10-Hour Train Ride
Adventure, Travel Advice, U.S.

What to Do with a 10-Hour Train Ride

July 24, 2017May 22, 2020 Toby 5 mins read

I’ve done that thing again. That thing where I look at plane tickets, look at train tickets, enter all available data into an elaborate equation […]

How to Go Out Alone (& Not Hate It)
Adventure, Europe, Travel Advice

How to Go Out Alone (& Not Hate It)

July 15, 2017May 22, 2020 Toby 4 mins read

It’s 2009, and I’m eighteen. Paris is home for the year. It’s a chilly night in early winter. Ten or eleven o’clock. I’ve just gotten […]

“Won’t You Stay?” A Short Story about Leaving.
Nomadism, Poetry & Fiction

“Won’t You Stay?” A Short Story about Leaving.

July 5, 2017May 22, 2020 Toby 2 mins read

Written in Taghazout, Morocco in October 2016. Originally published in elephant journal. Won’t You Stay? A bird came to rest on a branch outside my window one […]

In Defense of Aimless Wandering, Revisited
Europe, Nomadism

In Defense of Aimless Wandering, Revisited

June 26, 2017May 22, 2020 Toby 4 mins read

I’m riding from Sweden to Finland on a ferry named Grace, pondering over aimless wandering. I’ll come back to that. Grace is probably ten stories […]

“Smile As You’re Dancing.” Thoughts for Those Seeking to Rewild
Europe, Nature, Poetry & Fiction

“Smile As You’re Dancing.” Thoughts for Those Seeking to Rewild

June 15, 2017May 22, 2020 Toby 3 mins read

I first published this piece well over a year ago on Rebelle Society. Since, I have gone much deeper into my exploration of rewilding. Back […]

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