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The Essence of Life
Nov 1, 2021
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A Season in Boquete, Panama
Mar 18, 2022
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The Essence of Zen
Oct 1, 2021
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The Nature of Consistency
Sep 20, 2021
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Recent posts
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Discovering Silence
Lima, Peru
Aug 17
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Silence: The Art of Stillness
Lima, Peru
Aug 10
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A Change of Seasons
Lima, Peru
May 4
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A Tiny Apartment
Lima, Peru
Apr 6
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Lost in Santa Marta
Santa Marta, Colombia
Mar 23
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Life is a Garden
Lima, Peru
Mar 2
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A World of Change
Lima, Peru
Jan 26
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A Return to the Pen
On a Plane to Lima, Peru
Dec 31, 2024
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Published Articles
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Weekend in Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica
Excerpt from a recently published article in International Living Magazine. Over a year ago, I left the U.S. on a one-way ticket to Costa Rica for $131…
Nov 13, 2022
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Discovering Kyoto
Sunday Reading
Sep 4, 2022
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Ciudad Colón
Costa Rica
Aug 28, 2022
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Playa Grande, Costa Rica
A Rainy Season in Costa Rica
Aug 7, 2022
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Day Tripping in Panama
A Season in Boquete
Jun 5, 2022
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Japan
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A Way of Being
Sundays in Kyoto
Aug 31, 2019
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City of Zen
Sundays in Kyoto
Aug 29, 2019
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Kyoto Used Book Fair
Sundays in Kyoto
Aug 23, 2019
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The Japanese Art Of Forest Bathing
Sundays in Kyoto
Aug 18, 2019
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The Paradox of Japan
Sundays in Kyoto
Aug 10, 2019
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The Adventure of Living
Sundays in Kyoto
Aug 4, 2019
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Ramen ラーメン
Sundays in Kyoto
Aug 4, 2019
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Mastery of Movement - Kyoto Journal
Sundays in Kyoto
Jul 31, 2019
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China
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The Great Wall
Adventures in Asia, Chapter 5
Sep 25, 2017
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Hong Kong: On the Master’s Doorstep
Adventures in Asia, Chapter 4
Sep 20, 2017
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Streets of Hong Kong
a nomad living simply, exploring the world
Sep 17, 2017
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Shanghai, Monks, and the Kindness of Strangers
Adventures in Asia, Chapter 3
Sep 15, 2017
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Destination Hong Kong
Adventures in Asia, Chapter 2
Sep 12, 2017
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Call to the East
Beginnings of a Hero's Journey....
Sep 10, 2017
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Lost in China
Adventures in Asia, Chapter 1
Sep 7, 2017
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Costa Rica
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The Scent of Costa Rican Coffee
Travel Journals Day 15: A Rainy Season in Costa Rica
Oct 1, 2023
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Slow Living
Ciudad Colón, Costa Rica
Mar 12, 2023
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2
The Rhythm of Costa Rica
Travel Journals: A Rainy Season in Costa Rica
Feb 19, 2023
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Surfing: A Metaphor for Life
A Rainy Season in Costa Rica
Jan 22, 2023
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Panama to Costa Rica by Bus
Thank you for reading Zen and Ink Journals and coming along on the journey.
May 7, 2022
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The Rhythm of Nature
A Season in Costa Rica
Sep 10, 2021
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Panama
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Boquete, Panama by Electric Bike
Reflections on Boquete
Oct 9, 2022
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Puerto Rican Fish Stew
A Season in Boquete
Aug 14, 2022
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Bus Ride to Nowhere
A Season in Boquete
Jul 3, 2022
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On the Path
A Season in Boquete
May 1, 2022
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Christmas in Boquete, Panama
A Season in Boquete
Dec 25, 2021
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Kirk Lee
1
Peru
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A Change of Seasons
Lima, Peru
May 4
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2
A Tiny Apartment
Lima, Peru
Apr 6
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A World of Change
Lima, Peru
Jan 26
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The Garden of Silence
Lima, Peru
Jul 14, 2024
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2
Freedom to Travel
Barranco, Lima, Peru
Jun 23, 2024
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1
A Blending of Worlds
Barranco, Lima, Peru
Jun 16, 2024
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Travel With No Destination
Barranco, Lima, Peru
Jun 2, 2024
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1
The Meditative Art of Shoe Shining
Barranco, Lima, Peru
May 19, 2024
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1
Field Notes
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Life is a Garden
Lima, Peru
Mar 2
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A Return to the Pen
On a Plane to Lima, Peru
Dec 31, 2024
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1
An Unexpected Retirement
Cusco, Peru
Mar 24, 2024
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1
The Ritual
Cusco, Peru
Jan 21, 2024
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1
The Beauty and Paradox of Solo Travel
Cusco, Peru
Dec 31, 2023
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Field Notes from 2022
Ciudad Colón, Costa Rica
Dec 31, 2022
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The Path of the Soul
soul notes
Jun 12, 2022
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The Essence of Zen
Any attempt to describe the essence of Zen falls disappointingly short within the limited construct of words, like trying to convey the sound of…
Oct 1, 2021
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The Way of Water
A Rainy Season in Costa Rica
Sep 10, 2021
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Perspective
A Rainy Season in Costa Rica
Aug 20, 2021
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the art of living simply in the modern world
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