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Latest Blogs

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 […]

The Wild Song and Where to Find It
Adventure, Nature

The Wild Song and Where to Find It

June 1, 2017May 22, 2020 Toby 3 mins read

Seek. Wildness. The signals have been clear for a while now. Years. This is one of the most important things we can do in our overly […]

7 Hardcore Life Lessons Travel Teaches Faster
Adventure, Nomadism, Travel Advice

7 Hardcore Life Lessons Travel Teaches Faster

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

Travel is a relentless teacher. There are no bathroom breaks, no question and answer sessions, and no weeks off for study or review. We jump […]

Struggle: A Travel Manifesto
Culture, Europe, Nomadism, Travel Advice

Struggle: A Travel Manifesto

May 16, 2017May 22, 2020 Toby 2 mins read

If you travel (or live), where the mother tongue is not your mother tongue, you will struggle. The mundane will become complex and challenging, and […]

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