TobySobrado de Monxes Cathedral, Galicia, Spain. He asked if there was water nearby. The two dogs, attached to his belt by lengths of thick rope, […]
Tag: spirituality
Welcome to the World: First Post-Camino Reflections and Impressions.
Sunrise over Bolibar, Basque Country, after an accidental four a.m. start time. High heels tap-tapping on the pavement. SALE signs in every storefront. The familiar […]
Journeys All The Way Down
Goes into the post office to mail home some books… 30 minutes and 90 stamps later ^^ Once, a great guru came to a small […]
Minibus Freedom: On Risk and Reward
Stand-Up Paddleboarding (well, kneel-up paddleboarding) in Smitswinkel Bay. “Better the devil you know than the devil you don’t…” The sun beats down on my left […]
The Bittersweet Beauty of Goodbye
If I sift through the shadowy pathways of my memory, I will touch a hundred moments of parting and a thousand words of farewell in […]
Reflections on a Birthday: Wandering, Searching, & Answering the Call
Yesterday, I turned 24. The past year has been anything but boring as vagabonded my way from Europe to Africa to the U.S. and back, […]
When the Power Goes Out (a poem for quiet moments)
I wrote this during one of Kenya’s (frequent, albeit brief) power outages. Though inconvenient, I find they can offer some much-needed respite from the constant […]
I Went on a Vision Quest and All I Brought Back Was…
At exactly 3:00pm today, I passed the “Town of Middlebury” sign on Route 7. I’m back. Though it will be days, weeks, or perhaps months […]
Why I am Doing a Vision Quest
(This article was originally published here at elephant journal. I decided I wanted to share it on this blog, too.) It’s just settling in that […]
Escape to Paradise
The universe provides. Yes, she really does, and I will explain the recent series of events that have bolstered my belief in that statement. Three […]