Tag: explore
Posted on November 10, 2016
June 5 , 2016 – Hungry Horse, Montana
Traveling always seems to bring me down. Not in a bad way, but more like a “I wish I could afford to do this all the time” way. I recently returned from Seattle, where I visited an old …
Updated on March 9, 2017
May 18, 2016 – Hungry Horse, Montana
Places I never thought I’d spend a month or more living in: -a pristine guest cabin (Crosslake, Minnesota) -a camper/trailer (Finland, Minnesota) -employee housing at a resort (Lutsen, Minnesota) -a tool shed (Hungry Horse, Montana) But here I …
Posted on October 4, 2016
May 1, 2016 – Hungry Horse, Montana
The landscape of this state is nothing short of magnificent. I’m on my way to host number six. Heading west out of Helena, I-90 takes me through Missoula (with a pit stop in the ghost town of Garnet). …
Posted on September 6, 2016
April 30, 2016 – Helena, Montana
Time’s up. Though my hosts have offered me an extended stay, it’s time to move on to the next place. The next family. The next adventure. We’re watching “Beasts Of No Nation,” a movie about a young boy …
Posted on September 1, 2016
April 24, 2016 – Helena, Montana
If I didn’t know I was in Montana, this place would make it apparent. I mean… the door handles are actual deer antlers. The ten commandments are displayed on a stretched out animal hide. I take a seat …
Posted on August 9, 2016
April 3, 2016 – Helena, Montana
Has it been a year and a half…? My father would be ashamed. I’m thinking about anything other than the lyrics on the projector screen. Anything to shield my ears. Nice church, though. New. Welcoming. My new hosts …
Posted on July 14, 2016
March 18, 2016 – Lutsen, Minnesota
What else can I get rid of? It’s my last day at the resort, and I’m minimizing my belongings as I load up my car. A welcome and necessary pre-relocating tradition. I add a shirt to the “Goodwill” …
Posted on July 4, 2016
End: Year One, Lutsen, Minnesota
Reflections: 2015. The most challenging and rewarding year of my life thus far. The world has opened up to me in a way in which I never knew was possible. Or possibly, I never knew which way to …
Posted on June 13, 2016
December 29, 2015 – Lutsen, Minnesota
What a beautiful woman. Even if she did just break my six hundred dollar smart phone. Which she will deny. Either way, I’m thankful that the stars aligned in such a way that I was able to have …
Posted on June 1, 2016
November 29, 2015 – Lutsen, Minnesota
Another holiday sacrificed to humanity in the books. I’m utilizing the resort’s swimming pool, reflecting on the recent Thanksgiving week. As per usual in the food service industry, I had to work the holiday. It’s only half bad …
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