Travel tales, weird adventures, amazing food.

Fire on the Mountain, Covered in Butter

I find myself writing to you tonight from a space that is nostalgic to me, but totally new simultaneously. I'm in an internet cafe in...

How I Accidentally (but Officially) Converted to Japanese Buddhism

There was a lot riding on this trip, my friends. Japan has been my top destination for longer than I care to remember, and we had to...

How I Kicked Trauma's Ass and Got Back on the Bike

If you've visited my blog before, chances are you're familiar with this post: Why Your Parents Don't Want You to Travel, or, Getting Hit...

So, um, what's it like to live in Bali?

"Israel. So what was that... like?" It's one of the first questions people ask me when I tell them that I spent the past 6 years living...

The Hypervigilance Rollercoaster, or, Sleeping 10 Hours a Night

A few days ago, I was sitting in the new teacher orientation at Green School, the environmental school where Tali is now teaching 7th...