My heart will always belong to the forest. There is something soul stirring to me about walking among the trunks of large hardwood trees under sunlight filtered by a green canopy. However, I occasionally leave pieces of my heart in other terrain. It happened when I hiked the Rockies. It happened again these past few days as I toured the savannah. Continue reading
I am bodily here in Kenya but my personality and thinking self got lost somewhere on the plane ride over. While this trip has been astounding, traveling to a place with a seven hours time difference has been the most disorienting experience in my life. I don’t know what day it is, I am exhausted when the sun is high in the sky and wide awake when it is pitch black out. As we drive around (btw…the roads out here are a blog post in themselves) it is a constant fight to stay awake. Continue reading
Have you ever had a bad experiences ruin a trip? It is amazing how a well-placed engine repair or illness can seem to ruin an entire experience. The trips I have taken where trouble raised its ugly head have, too often, colored my perception of all subsequent events. I have had vacations where I have been exposed to some amazing sights, but the tire that blew out on the drive there left me too grouchy to enjoy them. I have had vacations with wonderful opportunities to enjoy my family but not getting my way on some trivial issue has left me too angry to engage with them. Continue reading
Bread Upon The Waters 