Last night was spent like a lot of other nights here in Gainesville – gathered around a table made out of a door with friends at a house nicknamed “The House with the Yellow Door” … Read more about a world where there are octobers.
From Below the Mountain Top
A few weeks ago I sat around the dinner table with a wine glass in hand toasting to the past and the present. These friends and I had reason to celebrate – we’d been back from the World … Read more about From Below the Mountain Top
abandonment, again.
I kind of thought I was finished with abandonment after the World Race. Not that I planned to live in excess for the rest of my life… quite the opposite. I always thought I’d continue … Read more about abandonment, again.
am I a sellout?
Brokenness found me again, this time on a back porch in a tiny village in the mountains of Nepal. I sat on a woven mat staring into the eyes of a man in utter despair, our tear streaked faces matching … Read more about am I a sellout?
on staying put and moving forward. [what’s next!]
Sitting on a rooftop looking out at the city of Kathmandu, I’m reflecting on how much better my life is than I ever expected it to be. A couple of days ago I landed in Nepal, my 21st country in … Read more about on staying put and moving forward. what’s next!
this is dangerous.
Writing this blog post, I mean. It's dangerous because putting this out in the open means I can't ignore it anymore. I have to follow up. You'll see what I mean. This … Read more about this is dangerous.
I listen to Taylor Swift
Ben Rector. Mumford & Sons. The Avett Brothers. Mmm hmmm. Jack Johnson? Sure. Jason Mraz? Yeah I can swing that. Sara Barielles? Regina Spektor? Oh yes please. But Taylor Swift? Never. … Read more about I listen to Taylor Swift
the year that changed everything.
2012 was incredible. It was the craziest, most joy-filled, most challenging year of my life so far. It was a year of adventure. I slept in 72 beds. Traveled more than 50,000 … Read more about the year that changed everything.
the desert, intimacy & delight.
Today I decided to have an adventure. Today I packed my car with friends and drove down a windy Georgia road and listened to Christmas music and followed my GPS to a town I’d never been to … Read more about the desert, intimacy & delight.