The most beautiful thing about all health educators is they are incredibly passionate about teaching their skillful practice. I started my massage therapy journey in a pretty giant way. I went to National

It's been three months of being a full time dad now. At first it was something I couldn't believe that I was doing again. I've been with single moms before, and it really didn't stop me from being in a

When we crossed the border to Laos I didn't get checked for a vehicle permit (my motorcycle had Vietnamese plates) and on our way to Si Phan Don, we were stopped and told that if we didn't pay them money,

I'm originally from California, so living in upstate New York was incredibly challenging in the winter. I remember I was driving to Saratoga Springs from Clifton Park for my midnight shift in a snow storm

I don't recommend you try this unless your body has a committed and functionable relationship with capsaicin. Spicy foods have always been part of my culture. Hey Son, that porridge looks a bit boring,

I remember when I was hanging around in my hammock When this dreadlocked German girl came up to sit outside with me. She had just arrived in Vietnam and her friend invited her here to volunteer to teach

Pixabay This is my hope for the future my children and yours will get to experience. Money becomes significantly less important. Survival in anywhere in the world becomes extremely accessible because the

I will have a wonderful breakfast The day can start and end without the breakfast. Or the breakfast can be tasteless. What makes it a wonderful breakfast is the wholesome feeling that I am eating and restoring

I landed in Hanoi on my birthday. I had no plans on how to get to my volunteer site, and it was really just a bunch of days just winging it. I had all my gear in my backpack and daypack, walking around

Sourced with Pixabay The world is in such a rush to network with each other. We want to make friends with others but we often forget that inside this physical body, there is a conscious curious monkey

All of the emotions become like bottled soda with a whole pack of Mentos thrown in. Your pride and ego have caused the weapons of mass self destruction to break its seal and there is nothing to feel. Nothing

We met while I was a make-shift English Teacher I don't have any credentials, I spent most of my time as a volunteer in the mountains, and I had randomly met a yoga teacher who adopted me into her home

My therapist always punches me out of my narratives. When I'm telling a story that already has my ending, it's really my way of distracting myself from the problems I left behind unsolved. My anecdotes

Image sourced with Pixabay When the litte prince met the collector who had ambitions to own all the stars in the sky, I saw myself in such a disturbing light. I am always collecting something. I want to

I am never getting out of bed When fear overwhelms me, I am often in a great position to shame myself from getting up. Like Vegeta taunting Goku and telling him his power level is pathetic, I am often

As a millennial, I have become a reverse immigrant I went back in search for the culture my skin was born to have, the language that my heart craved to understand love in, and the people that I would have

There is never enough time. We just made wonderful friends and they wanted us to join them on their vacation to Bangka island, but given our circumstance and Indonesian immigration rules for tourist visas,

I often visit this dimension with frustration and anger. Why did I come back here again? There was a rhythm and now I'm off beat, and confused on how to get back on track. Now I'm beating myself up shamelessly

I've always had more friends that were girls than boys. But as far as meeting strangers go, I felt more comfortable talking to guys than I do with girls. I grew up with three older sisters, and I thought

While on our way down from the mountain city of Dalat, Vietnam, we came across a campsite with a gorgeous view of the mountains. It gets pretty chilly at night and in the morning, but a thick sleeping