I buy $3 shirts instead of doing $5 laundry. Hand-wash shorts in the sink, alternating between my only two pairs. The thick socks I packed sit unused, too heavy for Cancún’s heat. Not speaking Spanish isn’t so much of a hindrance as an unexpected gift. Self-checkout lanes remove the need for language. The world around […]
For the last three months I have been living in Cancun, Mexico, taking a break from hiking, focusing on all the projects I’ve had in my head for far too long. I came to get dental work done, and haven’t yet found a reason to leave. Since I’ve been here, I’ve built a crypto wallet […]
Hiking across Florida was everything I’d hoped, good people, endless sky, and a life spent outside. But beneath the ease of it all, a nagging thought filled me with subtle dread. A goal left unfinished. Something that felt beyond my capabilities, beyond what I could take on while living out of a backpack. And yet, […]
When you’ve just finished building the future but nobody knows… QmcM1aKFTnm64Gf8pm1FQ3C1wXGw7yb8qtjUKyRge4Y5Wq
After losing a large chunk of unpublished work written over the last ten years, one of the saddest losses of my life, and a huge blow to my potential future income, a hike is exactly what I needed. #itsjustbooks #welcometothejungle #dramaqueen