Month: September 2016

  • London Photos

    London Photos

    We’re halfway through our short tour of the British Isles — no time to stop and write a full post! But here are a handful of photos from London. We’ll chat more next week!  

  • Bali (Conclusion)

    Bali (Conclusion)

    Bali, I’ll forever remember your countryside. The still rice paddy water reflecting bright orange rooftops, next to the palm tree and bamboo forests backed by a vibrant blue sky, with cats and dogs and chickens skipping without hurry between the tall grass. The daytime butterflies that circled my head, the nighttime fireflies that once landed on Amanda’s finger, and the perpetual gecko mating calls…

  • Nusa Penida

    Nusa Penida

    Imagine a tropical paradise, and you won’t be far off from Nusa Penida. Nestled between Bali and Lombok, this tiny island doesn’t share the commercial traits of its larger sisters in the archipelago. Towns are little more than small clusters of buildings. Daily work is hauling supplies from boats. Local children linger under the shade of…

  • Still on the Dusty Road

    Still on the Dusty Road

    Three hundred seventy days ago, I began a long drive on a dusty road. That road led away from consistency, from stability, from comfort. It was also the way out of stagnation, of placidity, of normalcy. And it was the road — at least, one road — leading to the Promised Land: a place of satisfaction, of gratification, of enlightenment. The road — unpaved as…