America – Land of the Not So Free, Home of the Not So Brave Today is the day I experienced the biggest mass shooting in Maine and the largest one so far this year. The event was not far from my home, and as I write this, the suspect … Read More
Life continues to be a learning experience throughout my journey through Thailand. Staying in Northern Thailand for months has taught me a lot and reminded me of some of the basics. Developing trust and loyalty in relationships, whether it’s in business, work, friendship, or love takes time to establish. It … Read More
There has been something I have been noticing in my journey through Thailand once again. I am being reminded of the 3 stages of relationship that I learned from David Deida. The retreats I have attended by him and that he writes in his book “Intimate Communion” are alive and … Read More
”Trep – Definition: An abbreviation for “entrepreneur” that, for reasons obvious, has mainly been embraced by slang-obsessed teenagers and Netspeak devotees. The markets in Asia have continually grabbed my interest and fascination. Maybe because there is such a lack of them where I grew up. There were flea markets and … Read More
In September of this year, I will experience my 55th trip around the sun. It’s hard to believe how fast the time goes by. At times, my body likes to remind me that I am no longer in my twenties anymore. In addition to the aging milestone, the next academic … Read More
The Starting Point… Patriarchal Conflict & It’s Reconstruction… Making my way to Asia once again I have chosen to look through different eyes. In previous trips to Thailand, I wanted to experience all the famous areas, temples, and the food. What most tourists might do. My last experience in Asia … Read More
What life is… fear, rage, desire, and love … to stop feeling these emotions and to stop wanting to feel them… Is death. Take all of these feelings, and everything that matters to you, and fight for it! -Sun Bak, Sense8 When I travel, I prefer to live with, … Read More
When I’ve opened up and reveal my deepest insecurities and speak the truth I feel extremely vulnerable And to protect my heart, I may show up as judgmental, self-protected, critical and full of fear If I can recognize that within myself I hopefully will see it as a sign and … Read More
A question that was posed to me recently and has kept spinning around in my head was “What does it mean to be home”? When my mother said to me as a child “don’t be home to late”, I knew where my head was to lay at night but wasn’t … Read More
Well, well, well… it’s been a long while since I’ve written anything… not sure how to use this blog/website after being back from Asia for a year. I’ve been inspired by going back into the classroom during these times of covid by a really great group of students I … Read More