the green chest

Category: Reflection

  • The Top 11 Moods of an American High Schooler in Europe (circa 2003)

    More travel news, friends! I found out this past week that I’ve been selected to lead a group of high school students to France through The Experiment for three weeks this summer. I couldn’t be more excited! As I was looking for the good ol’ passport, I came across a box of photo albums with…

  • Occupy Love: Thoughts on Love and Travel

    Love is the expansion of the self to include the other, and that’s a different kind of revolution. There’s no one to fight; there’s no evil to fight. There’s no ‘other’ in this revolution. Sometimes I like to peruse indiegogo and kickstarter to get inspired. What better way to find new ideas than to see…

  • The Journey

    By Mary Oliver One day you finally knew what you had to do, and began, though the voices around you kept shouting their bad advice— though the whole house began to tremble and you felt the old tug at your ankles. “Mend my life!” each voice cried. But you didn’t stop. You knew what you…