On the road with the boys

My brother and I are 5.5 years apart in age. As adults, when people started asking which one of us was older upon meeting us, I felt like I was starting to win back some time lost to bickering and little brother taunts. Even though we spent much of childhood fighting to the death, weContinue reading “On the road with the boys”

España, corazón

Early January of 2006, a 20-year-old me stepped off of the longest solo journey of my life to begin a 6-month stint in Alicante, Spain. In some ways, I think I was much bolder and more courageous then. It was my third time beyond the borders of the U.S.; the first two times being schoolContinue reading “España, corazón”

Play it back

I was bothered recently by the lack of documentation I’ve done of my trips thus far. I’ve written a lot about my feelings, contemplative thoughts and ideas, but I don’t want to forget the individual moments and adventures that led to them, and I (really) don’t want to have to rely on social media forContinue reading “Play it back”

Fever Dream

What did I know about Palm Springs before wandering out there? People seem to like going there and it’s the desert. Done, that’s it. There are a lot of places in California I still have yet to see, but with just a two-hour drive, it seemed pretty easy to squeeze in some time to relaxContinue reading “Fever Dream”

“Welcome to Your New Life”

“Welcome to your new life.” That’s how I started my first journal entry on the road up the Pacific Coast Highway (or PCH as we say on the west coast). I chose a brief stop at a beach in Malibu on the first day, which had become my second home. Quiet and unassuming, I retreatedContinue reading ““Welcome to Your New Life””