"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you imagined." -Henry David Thoreau
To begin my Southeast Asia Adventure, I found myself in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It’s not a very popular destination for Americans, but you can find plenty of tourists there. I knew little about the city and country going in, but trusted my Lonely Planet guidebook to show me some highlights. After five days in KL …
My six week trip to Southeast Asia was fueled by a desire to revitalize and recharge my life. As part of the yoga and meditation retreat I’m attending this week, I’m practicing creative writing every day, one of my favorite ways to activate my mind and something I’ve lost touch with over the years. Yesterday …
“To see the world, things dangerous to come to, to see behind walls, draw closer, to find each other, and to feel. That is the purpose of life.” (The Secret Life of Walter Mitty) For the next six weeks, I’m going to be traveling throughout Southeast Asia on a sabbatical of sorts. My goals for …
Three weeks ago I was in Maine as an instructor to Hog Island Audubon Camp’s Seabird Biology and Conservation program. I attended the camp last year as a camper, and was lucky to leave a positive enough impression that I was invited back this year as a guest instructor. Hog Island offers many different camps …
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This past Sunday marked World Suicide Prevention Day, a day endorsed by the World Health Organization. This week in the United States, groups are commemorating National Suicide Prevention Week. Every year around the world, approximately 800,000 people die by suicide and nearly 25 times that many attempt suicide. Behind those numbers are stories of struggle, …
Maggie Dewane 