Fashioning an inspired life
Do you ever feel so uninspired that good art makes you angry? Impassioned writing pisses you off. A poignant image slices open a well of self-loathing. And yet..you still want to create anyway.. maybe as a way to prove to yourself that you can do it – that if you force hard enough, you can transform a square into a diamond – or as a…
A man walks into a cafe. He’s a little drunk. He looks to his left, and falls over an unsuspecting table at the sight of a beautiful woman lounging on a couch Men fall over tables and chairs solid, physical things when they see beauty that ineffable, magical thing bees go out of their way to seek flowers blooming moon chasing…
My boyfriend and I have been on the road for awhile now and seen our fair share of countries in the process, and it seems that everywhere we go – from Bali to Nicaragua – we keep noticing a certain type of traveler. While my parents’ generation had the all-inclusive package vacationers, it seems the travel tides of today have washed up a lot of…
It’s no secret that Instagram is a treasure trove for wanderlust inspiration. With more and more travelgrammers (Instagrammers who travel) popping up every day, it’s easy to find a plethora of travel content to flood your feed, but finding intriguing travel content — the kind that perks you up to something new or something you hadn’t thought to ponder — that’s a different story, and…
Wet, dewy green. Foliage pressing in from all directions. The Monteverde Cloud Forest is a mystical wonderland that morphs as quickly as its changing wind. Moments of dense green with only the sound of rain hitting leaves and birds chirping their songs to strong gusts blowing heavy mist through mysterious passages. Drink it all in in this short video. Immerse yourself and come out the other side feeling a bit more removed from concrete, from schedules, from the screen before you.
Song: Slip by Elliot Moss.
When you’re swimming in the new, it’s hard to take stock of what’s in front of you. Difficult to make out the impact of all the new sights, tastes and people you’re experiencing. Hard to gain perspective when you’re too busy soaking it all up. Which is a way of saying, I wanted to write about Mexico. I wanted to paint a travel vignette of…