Tonight as I sat in the Pho 2000 restaurant (where, incidentally, Bill Clinton ate at back in the year 2000), the only Westerner, eating my noodle soup listening to a Vietnamese family converse in French, I thought back on my time in Vietnam. Upon arrival into Ho Chi Minh City (still referred to as Saigon […]
Bilbo Baggins probably didn’t expect to encounter trolls and wargs while on his adventure with the dwarves to reclaim their treasure from the dragon, but with adventures come the exhilarating surprises as well as the mind-blowing stressfully unexpected. I arrived in the Philippines not knowing a soul, not really knowing what I would do, and […]
My friend Dong Jin I’ve been overwhelmed by the generosity of so many people on this trip. I will for surely end this trip greatly in other people’s debt. I only hope I move somewhere cool soon so that people can come visit me and I can try to show them the same hospitality I […]
Pouring down rain welcomed me into Vancouver, no surprise there. On the drive from the airport, Mat commented that this was the worst weather in a while. Lucky me, I’ll drink some coffee. But that’s the last I saw of that… every other day was perfectly sunny and not too hot and not too cold. […]
“Excuse me, do you know where the off-roading magazines are?” Confused, I look down at my clothes– do I look like I work at Barnes & Noble? “Uh no, sorry, I don’t.” Forget my lack of looking like an employee- do I LOOK like someone that would know ANYTHING about off-roading? Geez, I hope not!!! […]
Me and Amanda and her daughter Zara Stepping outside of baggage claim in Seattle is always an experience I enjoy– the air is laden with mountain and sea freshness. For me, being back in Seattle always means a refreshing time hanging out with some of my best friends in the world at YWAM Seattle and […]
I had one of those RTW moments the other day: I was sitting on an airplane when all of a sudden I had this little panic-stricken moment– what day is it? where am I going? am I on the right plane? I seriously had to think hard about that, but then realized, it’s May 3rd, […]