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Tag: travel thoughts

What is Transformational Travel, Really?
Central America, Transformation

What is Transformational Travel, Really?

October 23, 2018May 22, 2020 Toby 6 mins read

Look closer. That yoga class is a portal into mindful movement and heightened self-awareness. That farm tour is an introduction to the revolutionary world of […]

Don’t Ask me where I’m From, Ask me where Home Is
Central America, Nomadism

Don’t Ask me where I’m From, Ask me where Home Is

September 6, 2018May 22, 2020 Toby 5 mins read

One balmy evening in Domincal, Costa Rica, two friends and I found ourselves stuck in conversation with a friendly tourist from the United States. Despite […]

No One is Talking about God (Poetry)
Poetry & Fiction, Transformation

No One is Talking about God (Poetry)

August 22, 2018May 22, 2020 Toby 3 mins read

Quite a few months ago, I traveled down to the south of Costa Rica to visit friends living in a remote community on a very […]

“How Many Countries Have You Been To?” & Other Questions I Avoid
Nomadism, Travel Advice

“How Many Countries Have You Been To?” & Other Questions I Avoid

August 2, 2018May 22, 2020 Toby 4 mins read

Originally published on elephant journal. Nowhere on my website will you find a tally of countries I’ve visited. Not on my Instagram either. Several times, I’ve […]

Wanderlusters: Running Away Doesn’t Work. (But Run Anyway!)
Adventure, Nomadism, Travel Advice

Wanderlusters: Running Away Doesn’t Work. (But Run Anyway!)

July 11, 2018May 22, 2020 Toby 4 mins read

Originally published at elephant journal—7 September, 2016. This is fun. I’m going through some old writings in anticipation of a possible project or two, and […]

I’m not responsible for anyone’s Transformation
Central America, Culture, Transformation

I’m not responsible for anyone’s Transformation

June 30, 2018May 22, 2020 Toby 3 mins read

Saturday, 23 June, 2018 — Finca Agroecologica La Flor, Cartago, Costa Rica — Yoga & Mindfulness Immersion I sit straddling the drum, rocking forward with each […]

Choose Power: A Dream-Inspired Thought Experiment
Adventure, Poetry & Fiction

Choose Power: A Dream-Inspired Thought Experiment

June 12, 2018May 22, 2020 Toby 2 mins read

It’s been a wildly busy month, and though sharing something here has been on my to-do list every week, it just keeps getting pushed to […]

How to Return when there is No Turning Back
Adventure, Central America, Nomadism

How to Return when there is No Turning Back

March 1, 2018May 22, 2020 Toby 3 mins read

The plane lands. The boat docks. The train whistles as it arrives at the station. You step off. Pause. Look around. Friends and loved ones wait […]

Why I Don’t Care about International Relations
Central America, Peace

Why I Don’t Care about International Relations

October 13, 2017May 22, 2020 Toby 7 mins read

[Our] accomplishments do not make the Western paradigm exceptional or suggest in any way that it has or ought to have a monopoly on the […]

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 […]

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