Hans Christian Andersen said, “To travel is to live.” While I appreciate the sentiment, I would argue that there is much more to living than travel. Community is developed at home. Family and friends bring joy and fulfillment to our lives that no beach vacation or tourist experience can ever match. That being said, IContinue reading “What do you….”
Category Archives: Learning
Second Chances
A couple nights ago, I laid awake in bed at about 3:00 AM. I’m not sure why, but I woke up in the middle of the night thinking about second chances. Sometimes they come after a colossal failure or near-death experience. Other times it may just come as new career opportunity, financial windfall, or evenContinue reading “Second Chances”
What do you say?
It’s hard to call myself a writer. I don’t know why exactly. I guess something in me feels inadequate, like a poser trying to be something I’m not. At least, that’s what the voice in my head likes to tell me. It’s amazing how sometimes the words we speak to ourselves cut the deepest andContinue reading “What do you say?”
Hello, my name is….
Junior year of high school, I had a tendency to accidentally miss class periodically. I’m not really sure how it would happen, but inevitably somehow nearly every day something “came up” that got in the way of my class schedule and, well, decisions had to be made. Given that I already felt like I wasContinue reading “Hello, my name is….”
Pura Vida
Row 7, window seat on the 8:00 am flight out of Rogue Valley “International” Airport. Excited for another adventure together, my wife and I settle in for a long day of travel, expecting to arrive at our destination in about 15 hours. We absolutely love traveling together. Discovering new beautiful places, learning about culture andContinue reading “Pura Vida”