Accepting Home

April 22, 2013

home sweet home2

This is a hard post to write because I think it would be hard for many to relate to what I’m about to say. I left the U.S. in 2004 and have basically been living abroad since. Each time I went back home things seemed to get more and more crazy. I didn’t see myself [...]

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A Wimp’s Guide To Taking A Cold Shower

April 20, 2013

Mohawk In The Shower

I think I’ve taken more cold showers than heated showers thus far on The Happy Nomad Tour. I’ve developed a bit of a system since I’m a wimp when it comes to the cold despite growing up in extremely cold Cleveland, Ohio. So, here is a wimp’s guide to taking a cold shower should you [...]

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Photo Friday – Plaza de Cibeles – Madrid, Spain

April 19, 2013

Plaza de Cibeles - Taken 13-Feb-2013 - Madrid, Spain

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Meeting An Awesome Future Olympian

April 17, 2013

With Morgan Tracey

While on my way home to surprise my mom for Christmas I had a long delay in Newark. I arrived in Newark at 5am and was supposed to head to Cleveland at 9:05am. But there was an hour of maintenance on the plane. Fine. But then a strange problem occurred – they couldn’t open the [...]

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Happy Nomad Tour Update: The Start Of A New Era

April 16, 2013

nap

That’s kind of a bold title, but in many ways this is the start of a new era for me and for The Happy Nomad Tour. I keep everything in chronological order on the website, but on a handful of occasions I break in with a real-time update. Yesterday I arrived on the island of Cyprus. At [...]

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Change Your Paradigm – Break The Cycle

April 15, 2013

A Child Breaking Free From The Cycle?

There’s more to life than the American Dream we’ve been sold. In this series I present an alternative way to view the world and your surroundings. There is so much out there to experience, enjoy, and incorporate into our lives. It’s all there for the taking, but getting there is the hard part. In this [...]

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Cultural Incompatibility: Hitting Children

April 13, 2013

Smacking

I hesitate even calling this a cultural incompatibility because this is a behavior, or dare I say, a parenting style that cuts across all cultures. It’s not like machismo, which is widespread throughout Latin America, but male chauvinism varies from place to place. In all of Scandinavia I am pretty sure it’s illegal to hit [...]

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Photo Friday – What Is Your Mission? – Bombay, India

April 12, 2013

What Is Your Mission - Taken 19-Dec-2012 - Bombay, India

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l’m Different..And Dangerous

April 10, 2013

Me With Tequila AK-47

Two recent headaches inspired me to write this post. Since I’ve chosen to live a very different kind of life, one that doesn’t make sense to many people, there are some undesirable side-effects. Flying Home When I flew home from Bombay to surprise my mom for Christmas I underwent the craziest security check I’ve ever [...]

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