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Remember: This Journey is Just a Walk in the Woods
Adventure, Central America, Nomadism

Remember: This Journey is Just a Walk in the Woods

April 29, 2018May 22, 2020 Toby 4 mins read

Uncertainty. How many times must I meet you before I remember your stubborn face? In work, in travel, in body, in love—nothing is truly stable, not […]

Africa

10 Hours in Nairobi (Airport!)

April 16, 2016May 22, 2020 Toby 5 mins read

Final Destination: Jinja, Uganda—the mouth of the Nile Tuesday, 12 April, 2016—Nairobi, Kenya The New York Times may have all the tips for how to […]

Adventure, Africa, Nomadism

Journeys All The Way Down

April 11, 2016May 22, 2020 Toby 3 mins read

Goes into the post office to mail home some books… 30 minutes and 90 stamps later ^^ Once, a great guru came to a small […]

Poetry & Fiction

The Men Who Saw (A Poem of Sorts)

December 31, 2015May 22, 2020 Toby 2 mins read

Happy New Year! This is not the typical style of work I share here, but I’ve been sitting on this whimsical little poem for quite […]

Africa

Cows on the Beach (Photos)

July 4, 2015May 22, 2020 Toby 1 min read

There is something delightful about seeing herds of cows wandering along the beach. Sure, when I stop to think about how much manure is probably […]

Africa, Culture, U.S.

Kenya V United States (A Fun Chart)

April 13, 2015May 22, 2020 Toby 3 mins read

This blip of time back in the U.S. has offered me some perspective on both Kenya and my home country, and a chance to reflect […]

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This Blog Post is Slumped Against the Bathroom Wall

December 14, 2014May 22, 2020 Toby 2 mins read

This blog post is slumped against the bathroom wall like a drunk sorority girl on Saturday night. This blog post is camping out at the […]

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Airports

November 5, 2014May 22, 2020 Toby 4 mins read

In the last three weeks, I have spent approximately 35 hours in airports. Just in airports. I stayed the night in JFK, had a 10-hour […]

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We’re Running Low on Unicorns

September 12, 2014May 22, 2020 Toby 2 mins read

Unicorns seem to be one of those funny, random, reoccurring themes that run through my life. They are joined by the word vagabond, feathers, the […]

Nature

Animals Who Think They Are People

August 12, 2014May 22, 2020 Toby 2 mins read

I can’t believe I never got around to posting these. I spent a good chunk of my 2012-2013 travels photographing animals who seemed to really […]

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