The Journal
I write about the places I’ve been and what stayed with me. New posts go up on Substack.
Celebrating a belated birthday in Vietnam
A birthday trip planned around a kitchen counter promise, and nearly half the group lost before we left the airport.
Purpose and connection in Tanzania
Some trips have long-lasting effects, especially when you finally listen to the voice you've silenced for years.
Someone like me, after all
I'd always thought of it as a place for celebrities, not someone like me.
Creating glimmers of light in darkness
Finding myself in Surigao three months after my last day of a corporate 9-5, I was surrounded by bioluminescence and stingless jellyfish.