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Category: Eastern Europe

We Pay Attention to the Soul

December 25, 2017

A journey through Bratislava, Slovakia, from the historic Old Town, to stories of Communism-past, to delicious food and drinks with delightful company. One thing’s for sure, “We pay attention to the soul in Slovakia.” … More We Pay Attention to the Soul

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I love how sounds and smells become synonymous with places, how phrases and aromas drift through the wind, carrying you with them, to another place, another time. I love how hibiscus tea and dusty rain and jake brakes rolling down the mountains are just as Guatemala now as they were during my first visit four years ago.

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It took me leaving Missouri and meeting up with a rad gal from Indiana to go kayaking for the first time in Washington 🎉 Thanks for fighting off dozens of ducks and letting me brush my teeth on the boat, @mikalalychele 🖤

I've emerged from a week of pure love with @hamiltonscholars in Tecpán, Guatemala. Here's a highlight roll of the beautiful souls that make up my HamFam 🖤 So privilaged to call these people my family!

Met a fellow Missourian named Ronny who shared his bread and we fed pigeons while swapping stories about farm life, travels, and meaningful advice. Ronny was a traveling carpenter who hitchhiked here 20 years ago, was paralyzed in a work accident, and has been stuck in Seattle ever since, "homeless but hopeful." // "Listen to nature, the outside, yes, but also within you. Let it guide you."

Here's something I've been dealing with that doesnt get talked about very often: post-college depression. I say the following with the disclaimer of extreme privilege of being among the 6.7% of the world's population with a college degree. Age 23 has come with the most uncertainty I've ever encountered -- what am I supposed to do, where do I go, who do I interact with, who am I, who do I BECOME??? There is no clear path. For anyone, ever. That frustrated me for a long time. I wanted things to fall into place like they always had, but suddenly it was like I'd lost the manual for life I'd been following. I felt, and still do sometimes, like I'm floating in a nebula of unknowns, directionless, wasting away. Without a clearly defined Goal, what's the point of doing anything? I forgot I'm living life every single day, that every morning I wake up with an opportunity to make the world a little better. I'm learning that I don't owe anyone anything, that it is enough for me to simply be. It's hard growing up. I've always felt like my soul was a million years old, and maybe that's the curse of old souls, but I also hope I stay young and open and able to enjoy the chaos and confusion of life as it unfolds. Anyway, this is a jumbly mess, but I'm a jumbly mess 🤷🏻‍♀️

It's been a while since I've felt this sick again Thought I'd been doing better But we're back to where we started I hope it's a fluke day. Please.

Sat here and talked to @plegann for almost 2 hours about life, time, and the future. I love this incredible woman so much and am so thankful for her every single day!

Attended my first Shakespeare in the Park. If anyone can explain what the heck happens in King Lear, I think the entire crowd would be grateful ☠

~mystic truths~

The only photo I've taken in Philly so far 🌱