Week #1 in Vietnam – Journal (unedited)

11/30/17 Life is so bizarre. I feel about a million times lighter than I did exactly twenty-four hours ago, when …

The Pros + Cons of Being Sober in Thailand

I’m leaving Thailand. I can’t quite believe it, to be honest. I kind of hadn’t thought that this day would …

10 Days at a Monastery – Things I’ve Learned

I went to a monastery up north of Pai for ten days – Wat Pa Tham Wua on the road …

Week #2 of Travel: 10 Things I’ve Learned

There are no mistakes. I know this to be true, and try to live by it in daily life. I think …

Week #1 of Travel: 10 Things I’ve Learned

I’m traveling solo through South East Asia for six months. Here are ten things I’ve learned in my first week …

How to Kick a Habit

A week ago, I turned twenty-seven. I’ve always loved birthdays, but this one felt particularly special – apart from the usual …

How To Meditate

I always fancied myself as someone who’d be the kind of person who meditated. I liked the aesthetic of meditation …

Discomfort

I go to AA meetings at a meeting house that’s about a three-minute walk from my doorstep – down the …

St. Patrick’s Day

All last week, people kept asking me what I think of St. Patrick’s Day in the USA. You might as …

Paperwork

A few weeks ago, on my brother’s twentieth birthday and February’s full moon, I celebrated twenty-one months of sobriety. I …