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Climbing Angelic Mt. Fuji - Jeffrey
“This was the first time that I had felt really really small, but also complacent… like the world is right, the world is just, and the...
May 2, 20214 min read


Chance Connection in Tamga - Derek
“You have to be open to go with the flow because life is always full of surprises. That's where the genuine rewards are. That's how we...
Apr 12, 20214 min read


Living a Bucket List Life - Annette
“It felt like I was outside of my body, almost like I was floating above myself and inside of my mind, but wasn’t really there. This...
Mar 14, 20215 min read


Rescued After a Freak Accident - Erik
“We were three and a half miles from our cars. It wasn’t far at all but it doesn’t matter. If you're a quarter mile away from the road...
Feb 28, 20216 min read


Experiencing Aboriginal Art and Culture in Australia - Dan
“It was such an honor to spend a couple of days with Binna, someone that is so passionate about what he does and where he lives. I think...
Feb 15, 20215 min read


77 Rubik’s Cubes While Running 5K - Nitin
“It's a very cool feeling knowing that no one else in the world had done that before. It was definitely very special because I had been...
Jan 31, 20214 min read


Silent for 10 Days - Michelle
“I remember just wanting to have a break down and run out of the place. But I had to just stand there and keep putting my foot down and...
Jan 17, 20216 min read


Feeling Stateless - Lavdi
“I was very tired and it felt like I didn’t belong anywhere,” she said. it's not an easy feeling. I felt helpless.It was like I was in...
Jan 3, 20215 min read


Becoming a Mom - Sequoia
“You're losing an old life and you're gaining a new life and you're kind of redefining yourself because you want to be the best mom you...
Dec 20, 20204 min read


India: A Shock to the Core - David
“What I knew of the world was nothing until I went to India. It's the most culturally impactful place you can travel. It will change your...
Dec 6, 20204 min read


Beginner Backpacker - Mike
“I think one thing that happens on those trails if you do them day after day, week after week is that you develop a real toughness that...
Nov 22, 20206 min read


Sweat Lodge Spiritual Awakening - Tim
“Listening to their songs, I was enamored. I saw a spirit in there. I felt the heartbeat of the Earth. I saw my entire path unfold and I...
Nov 8, 20206 min read


Dreading Dance - Maiya
“I felt like I wasn’t good enough, like I could never measure up and be at the same level. A team's only as great as its weakest link,...
Oct 26, 20205 min read


Finding my Pride - Allison
"It was really hard for me to figure out what my place was and whether what I was feeling was right or wrong, and for me, that created a...
Oct 11, 20209 min read

Earning my Cured Stamp - Alyssa
“I sometimes compare how I felt when I heard that I was in remission to being in love and hearing those 3 little words for the first...
Sep 27, 20208 min read


Investing for the Future - George
“That class was the beginning of a new me and of me wanting to become better,” George said. “I realized that I can take advantage of so...
Sep 13, 20204 min read


Vision Quest in the Woods - Sofia
"Since you're isolated, the vision quest forces you to look within yourself and deal with your inner problems. I knew that if I didn't...
Aug 30, 20205 min read


Forgetting the Dance - Polina
“I felt like I needed to bury myself in a hole and not come out until I forget who I was because if I was to mess up and return [to the...
Aug 17, 20205 min read


Exchange in Taiwan - Callie
“This was going to be a completely new experience for me because I would immerse myself in a culture very different from the one I grew...
Aug 2, 20205 min read


Searching for Simba - Brandy
“I was constantly searching; I was not stopping at all. I was so determined to find him that I decided to spend every waking moment that...
Jul 13, 20204 min read
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