Melbourne. Part one.

  Press play and repeat. Australia turns into liquid and runs through my hands. I’m leaving Melbourne and in five sleeps I’ll be on a plane to Kathmandu. As with all goodbyes and transitions, there’s a distinct flavor of bittersweetness. … Continue reading

The Golden Land: Burma

Press play “I have lots of things to teach you now, in case we ever meet, concerning the message that was transmitted to me under a pine tree in North Carolina on a cold winter moonlit night. It said that … Continue reading

The Birth of a New Year: Laos

Play me first Our wandering Cambodian family has separated and everyone’s going off on their own paths again, pulled by different cities, islands, and towns in different counties. The end of another era. I ride a bus back from Sihanoukville … Continue reading

Following Light Beams

“One fine day, it will be your turn. You will leave homes, cities and countries to pursue grander ambitions. You will leave friends, lovers and possibilities for the chance to roam the world and make deeper connections. You will defy … Continue reading

Red Earth: Cambodia Part Two

 Press play. Coincidences. One of the most important things I have ever learned in my life, is that there is no such thing. I believe that things happen and people come into our lives, for whatever reason no matter how … Continue reading

Fragments

Play me first. I’ve written this from many different places, fragments of time that is now memories embedded into words. As I write this sentence I’m in a Cambodian island called Koh Rong. It is Christmas day and I’m sitting … Continue reading

Flowing in Indonesia

Press play first. One week, two islands, and eleven kindred spirits. Here’s a glimpse of our journey. Top photo by Noelle Hilario Here’s to the sun chasers. Barefoot, salty haired, driven by the tides of the ocean and sand grains. … Continue reading

16 Most Important Things Every Woman Should Learn

“A woman is a beast. She is as lovely as she is repulsive. She is one part demon and one part goddess, one part slave and one part muse, one part child and one part mother. These contradictions are what … Continue reading