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Tag: nomadism

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 […]

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 […]

“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 […]

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 […]

Nomadism, Poetry & Fiction

Ah, The Life Of A Vagabond (Poetry)

October 21, 2016May 22, 2020 Toby 2 mins read

It’s rare that I share poetry here (if you want more of that, check out my column on elephant journal). But I would like to […]

The Intoxicating Unknown, and Solitude
Adventure, Nomadism

The Intoxicating Unknown, and Solitude

August 22, 2016May 22, 2020 Toby 3 mins read

The plane lands with a jolt. Rolls to the gate. Shuts off the engines. You and the other passengers file off the aircraft. Through the […]

Adventure, Europe, Nomadism

Did You Find What You Were Looking For? (Camino Reflections, Part 10000)

August 3, 2016May 22, 2020 Toby 3 mins read

My last visit to London, in July of this year, I had dinner with a former classmate. We had taken “Intro to Buddhism” together. I […]

Europe, Nomadism

The Modern-Day Renunciate

July 11, 2016May 22, 2020 Toby 4 mins read

Sobrado de Monxes Cathedral, Galicia, Spain. He asked if there was water nearby. The two dogs, attached to his belt by lengths of thick rope, […]

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 […]

Nomadism

Vagabonding vs Bonding: On Staying in Touch

March 31, 2016May 22, 2020 Toby 4 mins read

Reunited in Cape Town: Hiking Table Mountain Is it hard to form deep, enduring friendships when you’re always moving around? I get that question a […]

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