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(5 Minute Read) Last year, I ran away from home. Upon ending a five year relationship, I began a year of nomadic living. Looking back, it was an attempt to rediscover myself. The pace of change that accompanies life as a nomad inspires growth in unique ways. This piece is my reflection of a few lessons of the lifestyle.
(1 Minute Read) Imagine you’ve been craving Pringles and you have a brand new can sitting right in front of you. You proceed to pop that plastic lid off, peel back the foil and gently pick up that first delicate chip. After a moment of admiration…
(9 Minute Read) I recently got the honor to spend six days bowhunting on a remote island in Hawaii. The trip was incredible on two accounts. The first was the raw intensity and spectrum of emotions that comes with the ups and downs of bow hunting. It certainly humbles you. The second was…
(2 Minute Read) We used to sit in the same movie theater and watch the same movies. This gave us a foundation for conversations. Now we sit in our own movie theater watching our own movies. It’s a terrifying list:
(4 Minute Read) Setting up the tent in a hailstorm was a first for me. I’m typing this on my phone while curled up in a sleeping bag wearing three layers, a merino wool beanie, and two socks. It’s snowing outside. The walls of my tent won’t stop flapping in the wind. It’s loud. The weather forecast on my Garmin says…
(3 Minute Read) Amsterdam isn't just the smell of marijuana and window shopping for sex. Yes, you can buy both, but my guess it that most people don’t…
It's 4:00am here at KEF as I write this and I have a couple hours until my flight to Brussels. So, I'm starting blog series! I'll probably write as I go and post about my first impressions, things I learned…
Writing is hard. A pair of studies done in the late 60's (Mehrabian & Wiener, 1967 and Mehrabian & Ferris, 1967) dissected communication into three parts:
One of the most impactful classes I took at UCR was a philosophy class called, "Ethics and the Meaning of Life".
One thing we talked about in class was "pain we should endure" vs. "pain we should avoid"…
I lost my iPhone at Coachella last week. It turned out to be a strange blessing in disguise. Or maybe I tricked myself into thinking that it was a good experience. Either way it worked. Taking a break from my cell phone for just one day…
I spent last night sleeping on a plane again. This was my 32nd flight for the year. I think of that scene in Forrest Gump after Jenny left him and he started running across the country for the next three years. He said he “just felt like running.” When I began this journey of nomadic living, I just felt like running. But now as the miles add up…