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Nomadism and Friendship

By on August 22, 2012 in friends, manifesto

Tweet One of the problems with being a sketchy flaky “free spirit” like myself is that you find yourself having difficulty making deep connections with others. I try not to get too close to people because I know one of us, probably myself, will eventually leave. I know a lot of people living in every [...]

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You Can’t Go Home

By on August 15, 2012 in Charleston, friends, manifesto, postgrad, student

Tweet I’ve long considered Charleston more of my “home” than Atlanta. While I was raised in Georgia, Charleston is where I did most of my growing up and what made me into the person I am today. It’s where I learned to live with others, where I balanced work and play, where I found out the [...]

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Announcing Sponsors and Surprises

By on May 14, 2012 in California, clothing, friends, San Francisco, USA

Tweet If you’ve been stalking following me on Facebook, you might have heard that my friend Scotti texted me last week to get me to take a few days off work at the end of the month. She said we were going on a trip but wouldn’t tell me where. All I knew was that I [...]

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The Art of Losing

By on July 7, 2011 in Australia, backpacking, friends, manifesto

Tweet*Editor’s Note: I wrote this post a few months ago, right after Heather left. I thought I should wait until I had more to say, but I think it makes as much sense now as it ever will.  I know this feeling. It’s plagued me before. Last summer, on my last day in Croatia, I [...]

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Canberra: It’s Not Easy Being the ACT

By on February 15, 2011 in Australia, Canberra, friends, road trip

TweetIf Sydney’s the city you want to hook up with and Melbourne is the city you want to date, then you could say Canberra is that drunken one night stand that you’d like to forget. Or so I came to believe when I told Sydneysiders that it was the next stop on my road trip. [...]

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Observations from a Couch Surfing Virgin

By on February 11, 2011 in California, farmer's market, friends, Los Angeles

Tweet I joined the website out of curiosity long before I worked up the courage to do it. I had heard great stories from Andi as well as friends from Charleston who had hosted people. But was I cut out for it? I felt weird about staying at a stranger’s house in a strange city, [...]

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I Love Tweetups

By on February 7, 2011 in friends, travel, twitter

TweetOver the last (almost) two years, my blog has provided me with so many unseen opportunities. But none are as tangible as the friendships I’ve made within the blogging community. It’s like a cult group of friends that you can hang out with any place in the world. They know how you feel and support [...]

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I’ll Be Seeing You

By on January 20, 2011 in adventure, Australia, family, friends

TweetSaturday night was the last time I was going to see my whole extended family for a while. We gathered at Georgia Rib Company to celebrate my dad’s 50th birthday and the biggest question of the night was what am I going to do in Australia? I loved talking to old neighbors and family friends [...]

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The Clermont Lounge

By on December 9, 2010 in Atlanta, beer, friends, Georgia

TweetYou know those nights where something seemed like a good idea at the time and then you find yourself thinking, “What the hell did I get myself into?” I usually don’t discuss these nights on my blog (because they could one day make me unemployable), but after reading about Adventurous Kate’s night at a Bangkok [...]

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Being a Big Fish in a Small Pond

By on December 8, 2010 in family, friends, manifesto, travel

Tweet I’ve had big dreams for my entire life. In my world, my future consisted of college at Columbia University in New York City, studying art, politics or literature. Then I would move to Washington DC for graduate school to work towards becoming a diplomat. My imaginary future may not have turned out how I [...]

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