Travel
The train from the airport has released me into Brussels and the beginning of this trip.
Night has set in over Brussels. The old buildings stand taller, preening in the warm glow of the street lamps. I pull my coat close…
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Life
Sometimes I look around me at the people in the world and think:
“How do you breathe?”
Life
Waffles and Whimsy
The short beginnings of a not very long story, inspired by a wonderful phrase turned by my friend, Ambrielle, and a painting of a pig and…
Travel
Conversations and reflections from SEA
Snippets of journals, notes and conversations from my solo travels across Singapore, Vietnam, and Cambodia
Travel
Saturday, January 26, Green Hope Lodge near Cat Tien National Park, Vietnam
Riding the 150km from Ho Chi Minh City to Cat Tien National Park is one of the more “adventurous” things I’ve ever done. The city offered…
Travel
Sunday, January 27, Cat Tien National Park, Vietnam
A short 1km walk from the lodge, the road dead ends at the river, the boundary line of Cat Tien. A $2 fee bought me a ride across on the…
Poetry
untitled 1.1.19
I want to enjoy the best that the world has to offer But the world does not owe me anything I must be worthy of the best
Life
The Best Version of Me
The best version of me knows that I haven’t met the best version of me yet
Life
Buying clothes
Every now and then someone asks me for help dressing better. I tend to give variations on the same general answer, so I thought I’d write…
Life
Practicing drawing
Drawing is waaaay outside my natural skillset. I’m enjoying engaging such a different part of my brain.
Life
Making a hat for Ambrielle
I tried my hand at crafting to make a birthday gift for my good friend, Ambrielle. She has this great purse and incredible metallic dress…
Travel
Austin, Dec 7 2018
Last night I followed the strangest instructions I’ve ever been given.