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Eyes Wide Open
“You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.” – Mark Twain I took a deep breath, poked my finger in my eye, blinked, and held my breathe. The world as Read more…
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Eat Your Life Whole
“Stop waiting for Friday, for summer, for someone to fall in love with you, for life. Happiness is achieved when you stop waiting for it and make the most of the moment you are in Read more…
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A Day in the Life of a Gypsy
“You’re a gypsy?? So, what’s your average day?” Someone just asked me for the second time in as many days. I thought long and hard. “Well,” I replied, “it starts with waking up.” And because Read more…
Sail
Walking on Water
I’ve spent most of this year walking on water. Literally. And figuratively too. Most days have seen the impossible happen. A journey of trust, hope, faith, what most call “stupidity”. The few weeks of sailing Read more…
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Eating Chicken in the Dark
I had it all planned. Wait, that’s a lie, I had nothing planned. But I knew what was about to happen, how it was going to unfold… I was going to find paradise. I was Read more…
Hustle
The Perks of Being a Cleaner
While cleaning was never the planned career path, life tends to throw you some curve-balls. It knows what you need when you need it. And sometimes you need to just get down and dirty, grab Read more…
Hitch
Hustling
I toyed with my last euro; fingering it nervously. I carefully browsed the supermarket isles. What could I afford? What did I need? No, stuff that! What did I want? Chocolate? Chips? A piece of Read more…
Sail
Europe Bound
I perched on the bow watching Bermuda and the determination of my fate draw closer. The blues shifted from dark purple and bright ocean navies into the array of turquoises that are inexplicably unique to Read more…
Sail
And then they said NO!!
The Americans said “No!” They didn’t want me. I’d spent most of the money I had left in the world on a visa* and without giving a reason, my application was denied. (No, they did Read more…
Sail
Rough Rides and Distant French Lands
Land ho!! We were only five days out of French Guiana, but the crew aboard S/V Papillon could not have been happier to see green tropical paradises looming in our path! This passage has been Read more…