Stories from a bumbling, mid-life solo traveler
Teaching and living abroad was a lot of fun adventures and new experiences one or two days a week and it was also exhausting days teaching, cultural differences, long commutes, frustrating bureaucracy, plus huge waves of overwhelm and loneliness.
2 years ago, I was lucky and got to spend 2 weeks with the sweetest kids. My time volunteering in Tanzania both touched my heart and taught me a lot. It also made me re-evaluate the volunteer industry.
Reflecting on the last 3 Januarys since I have become a nomad. From Guatemala to Peru to Hong Kong, it has been an adventure filled with joy and challenges and awe and overwhelm and I wouldn’t change a single experience.
Living in Hong Kong – my third flat in 3 months, a couple of my favorite unplanned day trips and 3 hikes.
Life in Hong Kong last month; learning to finally go with the flow at work, making a friend, an unplanned island day trip and enjoying my solitude.
Recently, life in Hong Kong has been a lot of normal life. I got really sick, I got overwhelmed and I’m not always loving my job. But I also took a few ferries and a cable car, saw some giant buddhas and met a monk. So normal life with a lovely twist or two.
A few days in the Sacred Valley, exploring with a local guide and taking time to really learn the history and meet local people. The ruins at Ollantaytambo and Moray are spectacular, and travelling by scooter was the most fun.
Welcome to The Analog Nomad. If you are looking for expert travel advice or well-designed itineraries, this is definitely NOT the place for you. If you want real, sometimes sad, occasionally funny, sporadically wise stories of my "life as a nomad" while I try to figure out what the heck I am doing with my third act, then please grab a cup of coffee and keep reading. Welcome! Bienvenioda! Karibu!
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