Originally, this was meant to be a simple post about the things you can learn from injury as a runner. Then the world shifted around us as a pandemic affected every aspect of modern society, and it has become a little more than that. I'm not going to ignore what's going on, because there is… Continue reading setbacks exist for you to learn from
adventures in Morocco
Marrakech, Morocco is a work of contradiction. Wild, crazy and beautiful, this city is glorious. I love contrast and here it exists in abundance, from the moment you step out of the quiet walls of a riad and have to duck to the side to avoid being crushed by the motorcycles whizzing through narrow passageways.… Continue reading adventures in Morocco
on moving across the country & outgrowing a city
I began writing this piece last summer, when I returned to Seattle for a few days after having been in Texas over a year. Everyone who has moved between cities has a story, or at least a collection of observations. These are mine. - After four hours in the air, I make my way towards… Continue reading on moving across the country & outgrowing a city
Ciudad de México
On the short flight from Houston to Mexico City, I had ODESZA's La Ciudad on repeat. To me, it was apt- dreamy, descriptive of a journey. Artistic. Yet one of the things that was going to be most clearly brought to my attention on this trip was how different our perceptions of a place can… Continue reading Ciudad de México
in the hours before
There are moments in life that are heavy with anticipation. In these moments it becomes difficult to live immediately in the present. You are within hours, minutes of something that you've looked forward to with excitement, joy... possibly dread, but at any rate you have planned and prepared for it and it's here now. You… Continue reading in the hours before
