I’ve watched the Mediterranean Sea lap onto the shore of a tiny Greek island while I swam in the surf at sunset. And I’ve strolled along a quay on the south coast of England, gazing out across the Channel toward France. But my favorite place to experience the coast is Atascadero Beach in Morro Bay, … Continued
It was not a long time ago that I was being too startled with my surrounding. I feel the fear conquered my inside. It was not about the world, yet it was about the things that happened around the world, in my atmosphere that I used to lived, … Continued
No one could ever doubt that the journey to this very spot was effortless. I have cried, slid ungracefully and I bitterly lost my phone in a certain powdered filled event. All on these very slopes. I am a seasonaire. One who has shamefully never skied on snow before landing and then living, on this … Continued
England: Inspiration and Bravery Found Running the Jurassic Coast I sit, exhausted, on the coarse burred covered heather oblivious to the prickles and thorns biting into my trembling tired legs. Elation overtakes my exhaustion, “I did it Les, I conquered it, I told you I would” I yell out in triumph to no-one … Continued
By Sapna Maria Gomez While sifting through the gravelled paths of my inwardly fruitful past, I now vividly see the subtle indentations that has softly marked my unquenchable past; a phase of my life that held in its abyss a soaring powerful force marginally enough to unequivocally make me stronger and courageously fearless. Then a … Continued
Just the thought of moving back to France nearly gave me a panic attack. All the work I had done over the past two years, living on our homestead in Virginia, raising chickens, Square-Foot-Gardening, being the PTA president of my kids’ school—all I had built with my hands and heart were supposed to have … Continued
‘It’s going to be two to three hours of walking a day, not much steeper than Rutland waters, isn’t it?’ Commented my twelve year old daughter with trusting conviction in her tone. ‘Actually, the itinerary mentions six to seven hours a day and it is much steeper than Rutland waters’, I answered haltingly, not wanting … Continued
Well, I’m not going to lie. The first morning I woke up to the bustling noise of Bangkok, I was pretty intimidated. The sweltering heat and humidity, the traffic, the people everywhere! It was all so overwhelming. Boy was it tempting hide in the air-conditioned comfort of my hostel and avoid facing that city. So … Continued
“You may pack one Nalgene, a camera, a change of underwear, and your passport—nothing more, nothing less.” We do this. We are driven to the bus station. We wait outside while the bald man who told us what to bring disappears into the building. He returns and we are handed an envelope and a couple … Continued
Life after Actun Tunichil Muknal, Belize As someone who can struggle with motion sickness, a 30 minute bus ride along a muddy and bumpy road seemed like a nightmare at the start of my adventure into the jungles of Belize. In a few short hours on our return trip, that ride would seem like a … Continued