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Hindsight is 20/20

Over the last year I, like many, have tried to make sense of it all and I, like many, have failed. But this is my attempt.… Read More Hindsight is 20/20

March 9, 2021 whatrthisLeave a comment

Fear, a Few Days Later

Until recently, I thought people were being vastly overdramatic about the coronavirus. I was wrong… but that still doesn’t mean we have to stop living.… Read More Fear, a Few Days Later

March 19, 2020March 19, 2020 whatrthis2 Comments

Fear

Words From a Traveler Amidst Corona Hysteria… Read More Fear

March 12, 2020March 14, 2020 whatrthis1 Comment

Shall We Gather at the River?

Amidst a conference in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, I found myself in a country I knew next to nothing about. Aside from being near Vietnam and once housing one of the darkest genocides in human history, you don’t hear a lot about it. But during a short afternoon I had free, I set out to explore… Read More Shall We Gather at the River?

October 30, 2019October 30, 2019 whatrthisLeave a comment

48-Hour Transit: A Journal Across the World

A 48-hour transit to the other side of the world? You best believe I documented the entire thing.… Read More 48-Hour Transit: A Journal Across the World

October 10, 2019May 12, 2020 whatrthisLeave a comment

A Curry-Filled Glimpse

I’ve sort of been to India. Only sort-of.… Read More A Curry-Filled Glimpse

September 26, 2019 whatrthisLeave a comment

When Sailors Come South

When four world travelers came to visit, I wanted to give them a true southern experience, but I found a new perception of my home along the way.… Read More When Sailors Come South

August 31, 2019September 1, 2019 whatrthis

It’s Been a While

Back by popular demand. To my readers—new browsers and loyal followers—invested fans and bored critics. It’s been a while.… Read More It’s Been a While

August 29, 2019 whatrthisLeave a comment

The Next Chapter

Once upon a time… a guy graduated from college. He spent the summer working with gifted high school students and loved it. He substitute taught for a semester and did not love it. Then, he moved to the British countryside and lived in a fairy tale castle, but the clock ran out, and he turned… Read More The Next Chapter

September 1, 2018September 2, 2018 whatrthis1 Comment

Missing the Manor

Part III It’s been over a month since I bounced back to real life in the U.S. It feels good, but I do miss the place I grew to love—a mansion that’s still shining over the fields of Grantham, England. My final days there were a blur—their minutes ticking away until my life at Harlaxton… Read More Missing the Manor

August 20, 2018August 20, 2018 whatrthis1 Comment

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