Turning A Frown, And A Bad Year, Upside Down
When 2016 gives you lemons, squeeze them as hard as you can to make lemonade out of 2017!
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Adam
Donating My Hair To Wigs For Kids For The Second Time!
Happily donating my hair to Wigs For Kids for the second time!
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The Happy Nomad, PhD
I never thought I’d go back to school for a PhD after traveling the world to understand happiness, but The University of Alabama is giving me an amazing opportunity to continue to research happiness and well-being!
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Embodying Resilience – The Ohio State Football Team
Overcoming adversity, demonstrating incredible resilience, and teaching valuable lessons in how to be champions
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Returning Home And Unpausing My Insecurities
On the road I could be who I wanted to be. At home I feel certain expectations..
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20 Of My Favorite (Free) Things
Here are 20 of my favorite free things that don’t cost any money and make me happier!
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Amr: A Reunion Seven Years In The Making
A happy reunion with a former colleague after 7 years and catching up in Amman, Jordan
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My Biggest Screw Up As A Couchsurfer
I’m an excellent couchsurfer, but this was by far my biggest and most expensive screw up on this journey
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Overcoming Static Friction In Tbilisi, Georgia
The “happy nomad” feeling nervous and anxious about traveling? Yep, it happens sometimes. How I overcame static friction to continue soaring.
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How The Happy Nomad Tour Rolls – The Joy Of Crossing Borders
Every border crossing is different. Some are cities, others military hot zones, but each gives you the chance to learn, grow, and love.
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How The Happy Nomad Tour Rolls – Eating Alone
Eating alone used to make me feel horribly uncomfortable. Now I’m as comfortable as can be
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Everything Happens For A Reason – Even Month-Long Delays In Hungary
I never expected my Sony camera delay and Ooops brand toilet paper to facilitate a long overdue reunion between a friend and I, but they did!
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An Unexpectedly Awesome 31st Birthday
I expected to spend my 31st birthday alone, and was fine with it, but fate intervened!
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Budapest – A Tale Of Two Mindsets, 2006 and 2013
Visiting Budapest again after 7 years but with a completely different perspective
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How The Happy Nomad Rolls- Some Places Feel Better Than Others
Every place feels different and some feel better than others
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Discovering My First Gray Hairs
Despite a deliberately unstressful life, my genes are not immune to producing gray hair
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Working With A Breathworker For The First Time
An intense experience working with a professional breathworker for the first time
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