Author Archives: The Shortest Answer
Mount Huayna Potosi
1 As I sat on top of the mountain a sense of triumph and accomplishment grew inside of me, but it was different than any other emotion I had ever felt. It was powerful and intense. It was also strange … Continue reading
The Bus Test
Every few days I put on my traveling boots and stuff everything I have into a backpack that is obviously shrinking. Then I get on a bus for a period of time that before this trip would have seemed insane. … Continue reading
And I Could Have Been Watching the NFL
The clouds hung low over the Lima skyline. I despised the clouds and the city that they were attempting to obscure. After a solid month of sun, surf and partying, at Loki Mancora I was not happy with my current … Continue reading
An Orphanage in the Desert
The orphanage sat at the end of the road in a sun-baked field that was speckled with garbage. Hundreds of black plastic bags were caught on the scraggly dead brush and they fluttered in the desert breeze like flags of war. … Continue reading
A Walk into the Night
I walked down a dirt road in the Ecuadorian forest as dusk began to fall. I followed the beautiful girl down the road. A girl that I had been with but whom I was no longer with. I liked her … Continue reading
Keep moving
My head was beginning to pound as I walked out of my hostel in Medellin for the last time. But my hangover was nothing compared to the heavy depression in my chest. I had left the club at five in … Continue reading
Homenaje a Medellin
I am selfish. I am so selfish that I almost didn’t write this. In fact I’m still not sure if this is a good idea. Medellin was absolutely incredible. It is perfect exactly the way it is, and I am … Continue reading
Escape the backpacker bubble
I walked out of a terrible dance club at two thirty in the morning. It had not been a good night. We drank for a while at the hostel with a bunch of backpackers who I had gotten to know … Continue reading
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