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The Floating Pirate Community you always wanted to Join is Real… & it has a Name
Musafir is more than a ship. She’s an ideal—a vision and symbol of another way of life. Those who built her and those who meet her […]
Don’t Ask me where I’m From, Ask me where Home Is
One balmy evening in Domincal, Costa Rica, two friends and I found ourselves stuck in conversation with a friendly tourist from the United States. Despite […]
No One is Talking about God (Poetry)
Quite a few months ago, I traveled down to the south of Costa Rica to visit friends living in a remote community on a very […]
“How Many Countries Have You Been To?” & Other Questions I Avoid
Originally published on elephant journal. Nowhere on my website will you find a tally of countries I’ve visited. Not on my Instagram either. Several times, I’ve […]
Wanderlusters: Running Away Doesn’t Work. (But Run Anyway!)
Originally 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 […]
I’m not responsible for anyone’s Transformation
Saturday, 23 June, 2018 — Finca Agroecologica La Flor, Cartago, Costa Rica — Yoga & Mindfulness Immersion I sit straddling the drum, rocking forward with each […]
Choose Power: A Dream-Inspired Thought Experiment
It’s been a wildly busy month, and though sharing something here has been on my to-do list every week, it just keeps getting pushed to […]
Remember: This Journey is Just a Walk in the Woods
Uncertainty. How many times must I meet you before I remember your stubborn face? In work, in travel, in body, in love—nothing is truly stable, not […]
How do you Organize a Local Event when you’re Not a Local?
Inhale. Exhale. Fifty bodies lift and settle in unison. The light changes from day to dusk. I look around the circle at faces from here […]