Driving Each year that I traveled abroad, without fail, I would bring back the obligatory souvenir for my friends and myself. Usually something mass produced, maybe something original and handmade once in a while. Something that would probably be forgotten or thrown away eventually. Everyone has a souvenir from someplace. Read more “The Souvenir”
Driving I’d always lived in the ‘burbs until I hit the road in 2013. I went from a population of 1.4 million to a few thousand overnight when I moved to Costa Rica. Ever since, I’ve pretty much lived in small communities for the past three years. I used to think I could never do that, but yet again, being open to new places and stepping out of my comfort zone taught me some valuable lessons. I now see the allure to living around less people and am hesitant to go back to city dwelling, traffic gridlock and fast paced action. Read more “5 Reasons Small Town Living is Better Than Cities”