Hello! Chances are, if you're reading this, you are a close friend or family member and you already know all "about me".  In that case, please feel free to skip this awkward self-description bit.

 

If you are someone who has made their way here through an overly enthusiastic family member of friend who thinks you would be interested in my travel blog, I hope they're right! (But I won't know either way, so no pressure.)

 

So here's my deal:

I got this thing called the Bonderman Fellowship through the University of Washington, which is basically 8 months of sponsored travel to at least 6 countries (for more info about the fellowship, see the Why "Wait, What?" post)   

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I am in a beer-and-comedy podcast, I sing in an 80s rock anthem cover band called Squirrel of Shame, and I do stand-up comedy in the Seattle area.  At least... I used to. It's hard to know whether I will be able to come back to any of these things when I return, but I want everyone to know that before I embark on this badass adventure, I used to do some other badass things.