Hey Navy guy in San Diego who gave me three out of five stars right in front of me and then canceled your ride to the next location on two other drivers because you wanted to stay with me – what up with that? That was my very first ride home in San Diego after …
My first passenger was a bartender who wears bowties. Outgoing, outrageous and just so happened to be born in a refugee camp in Thailand, the country I am currently focused on in my travels, we were destined to meet. Quick to tease about it being all downhill after meeting him, I will always smile with …
My first week driving with Lyft – finding the ways to make it happen Read More »
I often think that everything big we do kills fragments of our soul. Though those pieces are never the same as what is given and return, the ones we are lead to make it worth the sacrifice if fought for from the right place. Every time I have a falling out with one of my …
“I think that everything’s hard now anyways, so you might as well do stuff that you love and believe in.” – Joan Cusak I finally started driving for UBER with my friend’s car as a desperately-needed way to make money before heading to Burning Man and back to Thailand at the end of the summer. …
We’re all heroes or villains, depending on when you catch us. Read More »
“I’d rather die while I’m living than live while I’m dead” – Jimmy Buffett Some people fall into amazing situations by chance that others are fighting like hell for. Then again, too many go with the life that is given to them. I am fighting like hell now, but there was a time when I …
Being a global nomad doesn’t just relate to one’s self. It also includes knowing about and supporting those events that help bring the world together. Olympic torch being lit by Greek actress Katerina Lechou in her home-country on April 21st, the games are upon us once again. After a theatrical lighting that could have matched …
By Bobbie White I have been raped. I have been raped more than once. I have been raped more than twice. Going through experiences of attack in different countries is terrifying. Especially the emotional reality when not sure if we have any protection and who we can go to for help. When it happens at …
Finally Unfrozen – Telling my Story of Rape and the Start to Fighting Back Read More »
When my brother was in the Marines, the boys would go out to a desert area close to home in San Diego for a couple weeks at a time to work themselves up before heading overseas. Pretty sure I’ve been following suit with plans of worldwide gypsy wandering that first began 16 years ago. I …
Sixteen years after the initial try, it was finally my first day living abroad. As the sun rose and I walked into the tropical oasis of the Shanti Lodge in Phuket, Thailand, I already knew I had made the right decision. First noticing the outdoor restaurant to my left, this enchanted place that was soon …
The Shanti Lodge in Phuket, Thailand – My First Home Living Around the World Read More »
I am dying. I will be reborn, but the sorrow and pain stops me from being able to feel it. Even though finally here in Thailand, I can’t even find the strength to care. For now. I’ve always believed we can truly see ourselves in the hardest and darkest times, but I don’t even know …