After nearly seven months that went by way quicker than I’d even realized, I find myself back in Portland, Oregon.
In the five days I’ve been here I’ve found that the weather is even more beautiful than I’d hoped, the beer is even better than I remember, and having a flexible lifestyle in the States is going to be even more enjoyable than I’d imagined.
Over the past three days I’ve done something that I haven’t done in, well, I can’t remember how long. I’ve been completely shut off from the internet …
“The greatest reward and luxury of travel is to be able to experience everyday things as if for the first time, to be in a position in which almost nothing is so familiar it is taken for granted.”
“Catch a man a fish, and you can sell it to him. Teach a man to fish, and you ruin a wonderful business opportunity.”
I live in Portland, Oregon and this is the place where I can talk about all sorts of cool things going on here.
After nearly seven months that went by way quicker than I’d even realized, I find myself back in Portland, Oregon.
In the five days I’ve been here I’ve found that the weather is even more beautiful than I’d hoped, the beer is even better than I remember, and having a flexible lifestyle in the States is going to be even more enjoyable than I’d imagined.
Over the past three days I’ve done something that I haven’t done in, well, I can’t remember how long. I’ve been completely shut off from the internet …
I am probably 37,000 feet up by the time you read this, so I will approve any comments and respond as soon as I land!
Over the past 9 or so months I’ve been incredibly selfish.
Now, I’m not saying I’ve done anything wrong, or that looking back I should have done anything differently, but the fact of the matter is that I’ve been focused only for what is best for me, with little regard for those around me.
That said, just about everyone around me has been incredibly supportive of everything I’ve …
For as long as I can remember, I’ve wanted to scuba dive.
When I was younger I used to get incredibly jealous when my dad and uncle would leave on dive trips, and I’d have to stay at home and do fun things like go to school. Exotic places like Cozumel, Roatan and Thailand became implanted in my brain as these holy grail destinations – perhaps that’s what led me down my current path.
For years, I considered the prospect of getting certified, but there were numerous road blocks that always got …
I feel like I’ve been doing more traveling over the last month than I had in the previous six months combined. Although I guess when I think back, I’ve been a lot of places and seen a LOT of cool stuff.
Currently I’m writing from a nice bakery on the Thai island of Ko Tao. Ko Tao is without a doubt one of my favorite islands that I’ve been to thus far. A far cry from the insanity that is Koh Phi Phi, as soon as you get off the boat …
The other morning I spent a few hours doing errands, answering emails, and preparing myself for an afternoon of doing nothing but working on one specific project. This particular project is one that I’ve been putting off for days now, not because I don’t want to do it, but because it was something that was going to take a significant amount of focus and creativity. As we all know, getting into that mode can prove difficult from time to time.
So after I spent the morning getting stuff done and organizing …
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