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American Milk, and Spirit Sucks.
America is always a shock to the system. I’ve only been in the country for a day or two, and already I’m feeling a bit overwhelmed. It’s been a long day. Leaving Guatemala…
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I Have Too Much Stuff
I can take long bus days, weird food, crappy hotel rooms, and general confusion. But I really suck at throwing out things at the end of a long stay.
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On Hate Mail and General Snobbery
I was around sixteen when I wrote the post 10 Ways Worldschooling Has Ruined My Childhood. We were in Thailand at the time, at the start of what would be a two year…
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Post-Christmas Craziness
It’s been a whirlwind week. I guess the holidays always are, for most people; but this Christmas stood out from the rest on the busy scale. My godsister is here, which has been…
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The Altoid Girl (she’s my Hero)
Of all the “heroes” at the Hero Round Table conference, my hero wasn’t the Auschwitz survivor, the ninja, the psychologist, or the desert runner (though they were all pretty darn cool). My hero…
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Hero Round Table Conference… And My Backpack Is Ugly.
I have an ugly backpack. I realized that this morning, as I hugged my family goodbye and swung it over my shoulder on the way out the door. It isn’t my epic glory…
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“Well, here we are. The West’s biggest ditch”
We’re back on the road after spending all day yesterday exploring the Grand Canyon. I’d been there once before, on the Mama Bus trip almost three years ago. The road trip we’re currently…
