On Facing Fear and Learning How to Sail in New Zealand
When I was three and a half, my mother asked a friend to watch over me when she went to the washroom at our local swimming pool. I promptly fell into the deep end and almost drowned. Given my age at...
View ArticleDon’t Stop Traveling Because of Fear
I want to take a quick break from the usual travel stories to say a few words about fear-mongering and travel. I am writing this post because I have been approached by media in the last few days to...
View ArticleSilence and Spiders: 10 Days at a Vipassana Meditation Course
For as long as I can remember, I’ve suffered from arachnophobia. When I was two, a family member unwisely took me to see Raiders of the Lost Ark. I had nightmares about spiders for years, and would...
View Article10 Years of Legal Nomads: Favourite Posts from A Decade of Nomadic Living
My initial plan for a 10-year anniversary celebration was a big party in my then-home of Oaxaca. When it became apparent that my food-filled bash would be impossible, I thought I would share the...
View ArticleOn Turning 40 With An Ancient Heart
In February, I realized that I was no longer sleeping well. On the rare nights that I did rest, my tracker said I went into only 20 minutes of deep sleep a night total. Plus, the hours of light or REM...
View Article12 Years of Legal Nomads: Work, Gratitude, and the Challenge of the Present...
I’m late to my own party, but April 1, 2020 marked twelve years since I quit my job as a lawyer to travel the world. By now you guys know the drill: each year I wrote an annual update post for April...
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