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 …
Guest Post on Meet, Plan, Go!
Hello Friends, I'm happy to introduce my first guest blog post on another website. Please click here to read on Meet, Plan, Go! Meet, Plan, Go! is leading the career break movement in North America, encouraging and teaching others how to travel the world and have it be beneficial to their career. You can also click the link …
Breaking Waves
Japan was absolutely crushed by a tsunami. This was not one town or city. Hundreds of miles of coastline, from small fishing villages to moderately large cities, ports, harbors, industrial and residential, simple and advanced, ready or not, it didn’t matter. A lot of these towns were slightly below sea level, protected by seawalls sometimes …
Travel Notes: Christchurch
Since I already posted about Christchurch I’ll keep these travel notes brief. It’s true that due to the earthquakes Christchurch is a lot quieter and with fewer people, many having relocated to other parts of New Zealand and to Australia. I stayed at the YMCA hostel for my first night, but having failed to reserve …
Filling Gaps
Take a minute with me to think about a few things. Start with your house or wherever you live. Think about your room, your space and all of your things. Now think about your town and your neighborhood - family and friends’ houses, your favorite restaurants, bars, movie theaters and places where you recreate and …