adventure

The reason I may not see age 35

April 11, 2010

Happy Birthday to me! Okay, enough celebration. On to what may keep me from blowing out too many more candles: —– Apparently, there’s an enormous difference between mountain climbing and mountain hiking. One is climbing, done with highly specialized gear and relevant training. The other is hiking, done by unequipped idiots. Apparently, ascending Mount Hua [...]

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Pack it up, pack it in . . . in under 8 lbs.!

March 14, 2010

Today I head out on another Thailand adventure! This one is going to be a jam-packed two weeks. . . traveling with Lucinda Vette; visiting the Tycoon Percussion factory in Bangkok; studying traditional instruments again with Inchai Srisuwan (at the Thai Faith and Music Foundation); hanging and making music with my best friend, Benjamin Cloyd, [...]

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No Fumar, por favor

January 14, 2010

We’re finally moving. Here I sit, wedged quite uncomfortably between an elderly man (who reeks of the half-smoked cigar sticking out of his shirt pocket) and an even smellier retired church pastor. The former speaks no English; the latter is clearly excited to have this opportunity to practice his. Our wheels are just about to [...]

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