There is always value in putting down roots. As humans we have the capacity to connect with the world around us in a significant and meaningful way. It's incredible to sit back for a moment and realize that after months of struggling to find your place, you finally had an interaction with someone that felt completely normal…
Nothing is certain but death and taxes, and I think maybe saying goodbye to the people you love. Every time you meet someone new, one of two things happens. You either meet and your lives intersect for a moment, maybe a bit longer than a moment, but eventually you continue in your own directions. Other people…
One of the best thing you can do for yourself is to be friends with people who have vastly different stories than you. It makes your conversations more interesting, your connection more real, and opens your mind to worlds of possibilities that you have no means of reaching on your own. This realization came to me…
Continue reading ➞ On The Importance of Having Friends That are Very Different from You
Dear Peru, You were the first. You are the place where this all started. Six weeks in Cusco was not enough to even begin to take in the bright and vibrant traditions combined with the muted reality of everyday. It was not enough to realize how far-reaching your impact on my life would be. Peru you…
Continue reading ➞ An Open Letter to the Countries I Have Loved
As graduation draws nearer and nearer so the questions about what we will all be doing post-college grow more and more frequent. It's salt on the wounds of those people who don't know exactly what the next few years hold, it's the moment that years of work for the people who can give a solid…
Hours and Miles 