The white pod in front of me was filled with a shallow pool of water mixed with heaps of Epsom salt. The water gently bubbled from a jet, and changed …
Antelope Canyon: The Shots Seen Round the World
If you have been to a business office, seen a motivational poster, or surfed the internet you have seen a photograph of Antelope Canyon. You may not even know you …
Snakes on the Brain
Shaking and trembling, I could feel the muscles of the snake contract as it slithered across my shoulders. I could feel the cool scales slide through my hands. I could …
Footsteps of an Introvert
I’m an introvert trying to live in an extroverted world. I’m an introvert that sometimes ends up in the spotlight performing improv and sketch comedy, or dancing in swing dance …
A Toast to Skydiving
“Cheers,” a group of us shouted beaming with sloppy grins as we clinked our shot glasses of tequila together, “to skydiving!” And that’s the reason I found myself jumping out …
Suffocating in Sulfur
Around 4:45 am, after almost three hours of hiking, I found myself at the bottom of the caldera inside the heart of the Kawah Ijen volcano complex on the island …
Everything’s Coming Up Pumpkins
In 2015, I realized that there may be two types of people in America, one that likes Pumpkin Spiced Lattes and one that doesn’t, and I needed to know which …
Camel Riding in a Sandstorm
We were in the thick of the Sahara desert dunes. It had been an hour and a half since our caravan started out, and the sunlight was fading into the …
Enlightenment from a Block of Wood
While visiting my friends in Portland, Oregon, I learned an important life lesson, and that is: Sometimes life is a crazy ride of adventure, love, and relationship, others times it …
Goat Decorated Trees
On one of my long days driving through Morocco, I was passing through Argan Tree Country, where there are just miles upon miles of Argan trees. I was passively looking …