For some of us travel means a quick, two-week vacation once a year. The reprieve gives us comfort, our reward for slaving away behind the walls of a cubicle day after day in a monotonous daze. For others, travel is something quite different. There are those of us who lust after unknown lands like addicts. […]
self-growth
The Ascent
Some months ago, I discovered how it felt to drive a scooter alone on a snaking mountain road over 10,000 ft high. At one point I became disoriented and panicky as the way ahead climbed higher and higher; yet I knew I hadn’t come so far to tuck tail and turn around. Though hardly any […]
The Single Soul Searcher
There comes a time in life when one may suddenly realize the years are slipping by more quickly than before and he/she stops, pauses, and mentally yanks out the list of “things not yet accomplished.” Perhaps with panic, his/her eyes center on one of the unchecked items closer to the top of the list–i.e., marriage, […]