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Shifting Gears Journey: Weeks 3 & 4 in Mexico It’s been a few weeks since my first update and I’m realizing how quickly time passes with travel. I thought that travel would provide me with more time to read, reflect, and write, but the array of possibilities makes it feel like there is always something...

Shifting Gears Journey: Weeks 1 & 2 in Mexico Welcome to the first update on the Shifting Gears Journey! This project has been a long time coming, fueled by my desire to explore more of the world. Below is a recap of my first two weeks in Mexico. At the start of the year, I was an Instrumentation...

Introduction After a rocky start to my 2019 Vietnam trip, with an unforgettable scam in Hanoi, the rest of the journey more than made up for it. The following three weeks were action-packed and filled with unforgettable moments. I joined some European travelers on a motorcycle trip through Northern...

Why I Quit My Job to Travel the World Recently, I left my career as an engineer to begin a journey of backpacking through the world. After nine years of studying and working as an engineer, I found myself losing passion for what I was doing. There was a growing sense that the work I was doing wasn’t...

This is a story of how I found myself in one of the craziest situations of my life while on a solo trip to Vietnam. It happened about five years ago, and I’ve probably recounted this story over a hundred times. Vietnam was my first time travelling alone, and I’ve since learned a lot about the art...

3 Sentence Summary Aiming for massive growth can be more effective than incremental progress; having a 10x mindset leads to a more strategic approach with better results. 10x change is transformational and requires stepping away from conformity and validation of others. When we make 10x leaps, we create...