I have started a summer pattern of just kind of drifting from friend's place to friend's place. It is at least satiating my wanderlust for now, though of course I have wild notions of journeying away and going to go stare at the other ocean for a bit, maybe meeting some strangers who have no idea of who I am and what I am about. There's something ( Read more... )

Largely my life has been good. I mean I'm living a bit like a Traveller right now, I haven't slept in one place for a week straight in so long I can't remember when I have. My car looks like a homeless person lives in it, stuffed with blankets and clothes and books, simply because I do not know where I will sleep some nights. It's not that I am ( Read more... )

I'm leaving for Taiwan soon. I'm a bit excited and nervous. I've never been on my own in a foreign country before and I don't speak the language. I realize that I'll have my step brother to guide/translate for me, but I also know he won't be around all the time. People have told me that it's a friendly place, but you really can't amke ( Read more... )