Tag: experience
Updated on May 31, 2017
End: Year Two, Bozeman, Montana
Reflections: 2016. Two years in now. Although my year in Montana has come with more surprises than my year in Minnesota, I’m feeling more adjusted to my “routine of change.” It seems I’m becoming more of a seasonal …
Posted on April 6, 2017
August 12, 2016 – Bozeman, Montana
It’s crazy how fast one year can go. A shooting star appears, then vanishes. Just a year ago I was in Minnesota watching the Perseid meteor shower in a boat on a lake with my friends. This year …
Posted on January 22, 2017
July 31, 2016 – Hungry Horse, Montana
A timeline of the most remarkable July of my life: July 4th – Miri and I walk around Hungry Horse and observe hundreds of people lighting off their own fireworks in the center of town. The celebration lasts …
Posted on December 26, 2016
June 22, 2016 – Hungry Horse, Montana
“You have a routine of change,” Miri says to me as we hike down from a waterfall in Columbia Mountain, where we had a brief midday meditation session. We’re talking more about my lifestyle – our views on …
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 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 March 2, 2016
September 7, 2015 – Finland, Minnesota
From riches to rags. Well, not exactly. But this is quite the opposite set-up compared to my last host. The community cabin for the farm workers has no running water, no bathroom, limited electricity due to the solar …
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