Nomadic Zen - A Vagabond's Guide To Happiness

inspired cooking: chickpea curry in creamy tomato sauce

admin — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 20:06:16 +0000

I wanted to write an article because I haven’t done so in a really long time. After coming off from traveling, I feel less inspiration in my life. There’s too much hustle and bustle and I find myself so overwhelmed with it, that I shut in and don’t get much done. The jolly green giant [...]

Coop jams out in Atlanta, Georgia and gets us all dancing.

admin — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 22:32:01 +0000

With some typical and not so typical equipment I carry sits a small Kodak Playsport about the size of a cell phone. With it comes the ability for me to capture time and remember the details a bit more clearly. I was hoping that from the road I could share some of these moments that [...]

Photos: Atlanta, Georgia

admin — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 15:45:29 +0000

When I left for Pittsburgh it was for a couchsurfing event that I had gone to in the past. I was hoping that by the end of the event I’d find someone cool going somewhere new and I could tag along, but it didn’t quite happen that way. The reason I left Pittsburgh when I [...]

Photos: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

admin — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 23:55:54 +0000

Basically my last trip started off by me heading off to Pittsburgh for the annual PGH couchsurfing event. I packed up my backpack with the hopes I’d find someone cool there who I could tag along with to wherever they were going. It didn’t quite happen how I planned, but 5 months later, I finally [...]

Reflections in San Pedro, Guatemala

admin — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 20:33:48 +0000

I feel the need to write but I’m lacking. It’s not words, but more of subject matter. Ideas, thoughts, and memories are racing through my head, but how to organize them is where I’m falling short. I feel like my life is moving faster than it ever has before, but I feel calm as I [...]

Back to the Real World

admin — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 22:56:34 +0000

I remember when I traveled because I was lost. When I was certain that what I was searching for was ‘out there’ somewhere even though I had no idea what it was. For a long time I’d turn every corner as if I were turning over every rock that could possibly hide something from me. [...]

Time Bubbles in San Pedro, Guatemala

admin — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 21:09:45 +0000

I’ve been in San Pedro, Guatemala for 1 month to the day. It’s been a mix of adventure and tranquility, but mostly it’s been a place for introspection. I’ve given up on wondering when the time will come to leave, but for today I am for sure where I belong. The time is melting away [...]

Palenque, Mexico Rainbow Gathering

admin — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 01:30:15 +0000

It was told to me once before that rainbow starts the minute you decide you’re going to go. From there it becomes a journey that is unique to each person each time they embark on it. Things get decided, plans are hashed out, and then life unfolds as you get closer and closer to getting [...]

A Day In San Pedro

admin — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 23:32:11 +0000

After 15 days I’m still here in San Pedro Guatemala. I’ve begun settling in to what has become my life on Lake Atitlan. Most days are pretty similar to one another, and that’s okay, because I like it. It’s slow paced, relaxed, and gives me plenty of time to think things out. I’ve lived a [...]

Photo Blog: San Cristobal de las Casas

admin — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 20:55:43 +0000

I’ve been trying to practice more with my telephoto lens so I decided to have an outting today where that’s primarily what I used. Equipped with my Pentax DA 50-200mm lens I went on a little walk around San Cristobal. In an attempt to provide more content that gives a more accurate portrayel of my [...]