TobyOriginally published at elephant journal—7 September, 2016. This is fun. I’m going through some old writings in anticipation of a possible project or two, and […]
Tag: wander
How to Return when there is No Turning Back
The plane lands. The boat docks. The train whistles as it arrives at the station. You step off. Pause. Look around. Friends and loved ones wait […]
“Won’t You Stay?” A Short Story about Leaving.
Written in Taghazout, Morocco in October 2016. Originally published in elephant journal. Won’t You Stay? A bird came to rest on a branch outside my window one […]
In Defense of Aimless Wandering, Revisited
I’m riding from Sweden to Finland on a ferry named Grace, pondering over aimless wandering. I’ll come back to that. Grace is probably ten stories […]
The First Time: When the Travel Bug Bites
Some people will reminisce—with nostalgia, regret, or a little bit of each—about their first cigarette, their first drink, or their first time trying X (fill […]
Reflections on a Birthday: Wandering, Searching, & Answering the Call
Yesterday, I turned 24. The past year has been anything but boring as vagabonded my way from Europe to Africa to the U.S. and back, […]
The Importance of a Quest
Today, I spent an hour looking for soap. Not just any soap (those who know me will know how picky I am about my soap… […]
In Defense of Aimless Wandering
Somehow two months have managed to sneak by me since I last posted anything. In that time I have tried every tropical fruit available in […]
Why Travel
Killing two birds with one stone: First essay of the semester, first blog post! Why? More often than not, when I informed people this summer […]