Hey Friends, This week I had a chance to do a guest post for Meet, Plan, Go!, a community-based website that encourages and educates people on taking a career break for long-term travel. They do meet-ups, provide tips and advice from people who've done career breaks and offer resources for how to plan your own. …
Looking Back
Sitting here at my desk in Fresno, CA, I’m staying still for a moment and taking a deep breath. It’s been quite the ride since touching down in Miami on December 16. After two days in Miami I spent four days at Sigma Nu Fraternity Headquarters in Lexington, Virginia, my former place of employment. After …
It’s Who You Know
Before leaving the United States I decided that “Connection” would be one of the core values of my adventure around the world. It has been. Back in March I wrote a recap on all the people I’d connected with on the journey by that time. I’m going to do that again now, and this is …
Making Rounds
I’ve come to Malaysia from Hong Kong and China where I didn’t know anyone and felt pretty isolated in a big, foreign, unfamiliar place. While I met some good friends, figured things out and got along just fine, I certainly didn’t have any ground support personnel - I was on my own. Not the case …
Crossing Paths
This is going to be a slightly different type of post. I’ve already written about my experiences with each of these people (except the Perry’s, who I’ve written about in this post), but I wanted to take a moment to reflect on some of the great people I’ve met so far. I’ve really met dozens …
From the Other Side
I arrived in Auckland, NZ at 0950 on Sunday Jan 29 after a 13-hour flight, 10 of which were spent unconscious. Good trip even in coach w/ a couple of meals and pretty comfy seats. After clearing customs I walked out of the terminal to meet Khalid Shafar. Rewind: less than two whirlwind weeks ago …