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The Maiden Voyage pt.5 | Foxy Tales, Last Days
We pointed the bow toward Great Harbor on Jost Van Dyke , one of the most visited ports in the British Virgin Islands. Cruise ships...
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The Maiden Voyage Pt. 4 | Sailing & Lobsters
Our next stop Coral Bay Garden, where we set up anchor in the evening and slipped into the water for a twilight snorkel. It turned into a...
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The Maiden Voyage pt 3 | Getting the Boat
Today is the day, We'd start by catching a ferry from St. Thomas to the British Virgin Islands, where our sailboat—and the real...
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The Maiden Voyage pt. 2 | Landing in The Virgin Islands
Research, Island Style I arrived a few days early in the U.S. Virgin Islands to get ahead of any last-minute hiccups before our sailing...
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The Maiden Voyage Pt. 1 | Planning Stage
Since I was a kid, I’ve dreamed of sailing from one country to another—no captain, just me and the open sea. Back in high school, with...
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Into the Sand: A Trek through the Atacama Desert
The sun beats down with relentless force, scorching any remnants of life. Wind whips against my face, hurling sand like tiny needles....
Jun 23 min read


Long Distance Relationships
Everyone says I run from my problems, because after every breakup, I book a trip and create distance I’m not running. I’m reintroducing...
May 281 min read


Day 28
Day 28: Final Japan Updates I’m back home—sooner than expected—but my heart is full, and I’m riding the afterglow of a truly...
May 283 min read


The Shape of Time
Time shrinks in the grip of monotony, stretches wide in the hands of joy. Look back you don’t remember dates, you remember what made them...
May 261 min read


A Poem for a Stranger
The girl that smiled at me in the coffee shop, I'd imagine you went home and wrote a poem that sounded a lot like this . Damn, baby —...
May 261 min read


500-Pound Giants: My First Sumo Tournament in Tokyo
It’s 2 a.m. in Texas. I’m hunched over the poker table, eyes heavy, constantly refreshing my phone. Why? I’m in a four-hour virtual...
May 223 min read


Dear Nick
You’ve given all of yourself again. To what this time? A job? A person? Now you’re left searching for your pieces The parts of you you...
May 191 min read


Coaching Texas Flag Football, Building Character
After accepting a new job, I packed up my stuff, and my dog and I jumped into my dark red Hyundai Sonata, windows tinted so dark you...
May 197 min read


Strange, this freedom
Feels so foreign, As if I should’ve asked for permission. We stay in jobs too long, they’re what we know. We grip tight to fading love,...
May 191 min read


Forgiveness
It’s supposed to feel good to forgive others But the words I forgive you bounce around my mouth like a razor blade It’s hard to get out ...
May 191 min read


Days 10–19: Japan Updates
Japan has been everything I hoped for and more. It felt very me. A blend of structure and surprise, calm and chaos. I’ve continued making...
May 194 min read


Karaoke in the Red Light District
It started like any normal evening. After a short afternoon rest at the hostel, I set out to explore a new area of Osaka as the sun began...
May 193 min read


Escaping to Paradise: From Austin to Arches
It’s about that time again. I’ve been back in Austin through the winter. The temperatures are rising, the stress from work is piling up,...
May 184 min read


Cold, Naked, and Alive: Icelandic Baptism
Lamb and fish soup, fairytale landscapes, and more beautiful blondes than I could talk to. Welcome to Iceland. I had just three days...
May 173 min read


Time to escape the noise
I left the city To give my ears a break I went deep into the woods Where nothing made a peep But then My heart sang Or maybe cried My...
May 161 min read
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