New York, San Diego, then Scout & Frodo’s

My adventure starts with an unremarkable journey to Gatwick. I double, triple, and even quadruple check over my most important items, almost to an obsessive degree. I check my bag in, worrying that my trekking poles and my stove are going to be taken off me. It will all be fiiiine. Have a vegan burger […]

Nerves, Goodbyes, and Inspiration

The past few weeks have flown by. I expected these last pre-departure weeks to feel akin to a long, nervous stay in a doctor’s waiting room, but it pleases me to say they have felt anything but. I surprised myself by taking on another teaching job, one which would see me through to the Easter […]