What if I never find someone who’s going to love me the way that he does? I turned this question over and over in my mind, agonizing over it, waking up in the middle of the night because of it, and singing melancholy songs in the shower because I just didn’t know how to deal […]
Ladies, Take Back Your Power
I’ve written this post so many times and in so many ways, got scared, and put it on the back burner again. The brave women who stepped forward this week to speak out about sexual assault reminded me that by not hiding we stand up for ourselves and for others too. We say that we […]
Am I Just Running Away?
Are travelers just running away? I’ve considered this question before, right at the beginning of the journey that I started five years ago. The one that I’m still technically on: Are travelers running away from or towards something? I was 26 back then, fresh out of a long-term relationship, just out of a steady job, […]
I Gazed Into A Stranger’s Eyes for 45 Minutes and This is What Happened
I’m sorry for the click-bait-y title guys, but I couldn’t think of anything else more descriptive of what I experienced yesterday. Have you ever stared into someone’s eyes for more than a millisecond? I’d done it before for a minute or two at various Burning Man workshops. I’d tried it on myself in the mirror […]
25 Reasons Why Women Should Never Travel Solo
You’ve heard it before, right? Women should never travel alone. I mean, think of all of the terrible things that could happen when a girl goes out into the world all by her lonesome. Things happen to women who go out alone. They realize things, they meet people who change their perceptions, they come home […]