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A Story Answering Why I Travel

April 1, 2013

I awoke at 6am in Ahmedabad, a normal time to wake up in previous versions of my life but not here in India. In India everything seems to start later, and even then everyone shows up late anyway. I headed to the park five minutes from my friend’s place in the pitch black darkness. Tushar [...]

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I Quit

March 27, 2013

No, I haven’t quit being a Happy Nomad, nor writing for this site. It’s a bit of a play on words since the verb “to quit” is the same in present and past tense. In this case, I refer to the past. When I went home to surprise my mom for Christmas I opened a [...]

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A 12-12-2012 Reunion 12 Years In The Making!

March 25, 2013

12-12-12 will always be a day I remember. In the year 2000 I was a freshman at Ohio State University. I had three roommates, but the only one I really got along with was Karan. He was from India, from Ahmedabad. I’ll never forget how he said it because it wasn’t until he actually showed [...]

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Something I’ve Learned From Kids On This Journey

March 23, 2013

I spoke to a class of engineers here in India recently and one student asked me what the biggest learning or realization I’ve had so far on this trip. I thought for a minute and realized it had to do with children. I didn’t have much contact with kids in my adult life. When I [...]

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Hitting Bottom In An Indian Train’s Bathroom – And Still Finding Happiness

March 18, 2013

It’s inevitable. Most people I talked to said upon entering India you’d have to spend a week on your back (when not in the bathroom) fighting evil microbes you never knew existed. In my case, I was in Nepal/India for six weeks before these microbes struck, and strike they did! After the amazing experience at [...]

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I Have No Idea Where I’m Going

March 13, 2013

The Happy Nomad Tour has never had as much uncertainty as it has at the present moment as I write this post. Below is the Indian flag. I feel just like it… See the wheel on the inside? I feel like I’m in the middle of the wheel not sure which spoke to travel down. [...]

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How The Happy Nomad Tour Rolls – Friendship Uncensored

March 9, 2013

Many people have asked me how I could just leave my job and seemingly travel perpetually. How can I afford it? How do you find places to stay for free all the time? How do you find places to volunteer? All questions I’ve received by email, and now I’m sharing the secrets in a series [...]

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What It Feels Like To Take The Plunge

March 2, 2013

I am often asked what it felt like to take the plunge. What it felt like to drop out of the corporate world to follow my passions and live out my dreams. What it feels like to wake up every morning and, more or less, do exactly what I want to do. I can only [...]

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Another Happily Single Valentine’s Day

February 14, 2013

Last year I was happily single on Valentine’s day. This year, I’m happy to report, I am still single. India has taught me a lot about social pressure, and I’m not sure there is any greater social pressure in Indian society than to get married. Married people seem to be perceived as more grounded and [...]

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