Forty Thousand ReasonsThe Inscrutable World of BuddhismI raised the stick high and tried to look threatening. Dogs can smell fear, an unidentified person whispers to me from the dark recesses of…Feb 8, 2018Feb 8, 2018
Forty Thousand ReasonsThe California Green Rush: what it’s like working on a marijuana farmDisclaimer: All views expressed in this post are my own. For privacy purposes, no names or specific locations have been mentioned.Dec 6, 2017Dec 6, 2017
Forty Thousand ReasonsThank you Mother Ayahuasca, for the peek under the hood“There’s got to be a better way,” I thought to myself as I carried the fifth bucket of water to the raging fire out in the parched yucca…Oct 8, 2017Oct 8, 2017
Forty Thousand ReasonsThoughts from San PedroI write this at the tail end of a San Pedro trip and the tail end of nearly a year in Latin America. As I look forward to my flight back to…Aug 22, 2017Aug 22, 2017
Forty Thousand ReasonsThis isn’t the story I meant to write, but it’s the one that needed to be written…On the hard clay shore of the Río Villano in the Ecuadorian Amazon, I and another volunteer jump around, shaking our limbs and wiggling our…Jul 12, 2017Jul 12, 2017
Forty Thousand ReasonsThe most complex smoothie I’ve ever had.In a restaurant in Tulum with a guy from Canada and a girl from Switzerland, I make a joke about my dinner order. You see, this particular…Apr 24, 2017Apr 24, 2017
Forty Thousand ReasonsEvidence of foul play on a Thursday morningChichicastenango, Guatemala. Thursday morning, market day. 9:31AM.Apr 10, 2017Apr 10, 2017
Forty Thousand ReasonsAnxiety is just another tool.Sometimes I feel like slipping out of my skin for a second. Sometimes I feel like sinking comfortably into the cool, calm waters of someone…Apr 4, 2017Apr 4, 2017
Forty Thousand ReasonsDifferent WorldsI’m half-asleep in the back of a parked bus in Maravilla. It’s the middle of the night on a journey from Camitán, to Palenque, Mexico, and…Apr 3, 2017Apr 3, 2017
Forty Thousand ReasonsThe Mother of Learned Skills Is NecessityThe Spanish 20-something girl, Ada, and I glance at each other dubiously with matching sideways grins. We’re standing at a motorbike rental…Mar 31, 20171Mar 31, 20171