(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"…