Goodbye always makes my throat hurt

About six years ago now, I left my college, and then left my hometown to study abroad at a small school in Switzerland.  And I mean small. I thought that I had read or been told that it was a school of about 500 people. “That’s pretty dang small,” I...

If I died today – A Eulogy for myself

A few weeks ago I wrote my own eulogy. It’s a writing exercise I’d heard of many times, but one I had never done. But, I’ve thought about my own death since I was a young kid. As someone who always assumed I’d die young (a belief I’m just...

The secret to my spontaneous, adventurous life

Want to know my secret? I plan to be adventurous and spontaneous. In fact, my whole life is in preparation to be able to make those spontaneous, adventurous moments possible. I stay in shape so that I can do fun active things at a moments (or days or weeks) notice. I...