Aha, the dance of life. In the words of Paula Abdul, one step forward, two steps back. Or ten. Going from averaging around $20 an hour driving for Lyft in the Bay Area after gas and car rental fees to about $3 in San Diego wasn’t exactly the change in work and money that I …
I’m all about helping people find self-acceptance, to feel loved, understood, entertained and to find the biggest smile they have in them. When getting ready to hit the road to drive for Lyft, I am often thinking about ways to rally shenanigans with passengers. Sometimes with lighthearted joking around, like when I point out my …
My passengers often ask me which country is my favorite of those I’ve visited so far. The answer is that it’s hard, if not impossible, to say since they all offer something different and are favorites in their own (though Rome is in the running). Kind of like the way we love each other and …
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 …
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. …
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“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 …
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 …
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