After a summer of deliberation and hair-loss, I bought a one-way ticket to Cartagena, Colombia for October 25, intent on finally starting my …
A short beautiful airport story
I'm at the airport on my way to Seattle to meet one of my favorite people in the whole wide world. In line, I start to chat with another …
My “Before Sunrise” Fantasy: Istanbul to Berlin by train
Before Sunrise is one of my favorite movies. In February of 2015, in search of my very own Before Sunrise encounter, I embarked on a train …
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Day 3 at ThaBarWa: Skepticism
February 12, 2016 | Day 3 (I guess there was a third journal entry after all...) I don't feel involved and I don't want to be involved …
A Bit of Social Commentary on my First Couchsurfers Meetup
I've been craving conversations about travel lately, looking for people who share my wanderlust and don't look at me like I should get a job …
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Day 2 at ThaBarWa: Doubts
(I really need to up my post-title-game...) February 11, 2016 | Day 2 (copied from my journal) I'm not sure how I feel at the moment, …
ThaBarWa Meditation Center in Myanmar: A different kind of retreat
In February of 2016, I stayed 8 days at ThaBarWa Meditation Center located a bit outside of Yangon, Myanmar. Those 8 days tapped into every …
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My (Transformed) Arbitrary Idea of Happiness
I'm sitting at my brand new kitchen table with a pretty view of my recently acquired backyard and tall trees beyond it. I have my coffee, my …
Righteous L.
Yesterday I finally couldn’t bear walking by the man who sleeps in the park in the freezing cold so I decided to turn back and talk to him, …
My first film review…and it’s about cats of Istanbul and how they’ve melted my heart into a million wheezy little pieces
Kedi embodies the indescribable chaos, the culture and the uniqueness that is the essence of Istanbul. Without them, the city would lose …
Are You There God? It’s Me, Emily.
I've recently embarked on a spiritual quest. Not like a pilgrimage or staying at an ashram. More like asking a lot of questions and visits …
My Reflections: A Conversation Between Krista Tippett and David Whyte on “Ways of Being in the World”
I just returned from a forum with the creator and host of the podcast On Being, Krista Tippett, and poet and philosopher, David Whyte. …