"Ki mai koe ki a au,
he aha te mea nui tenei ao:
He tangata, he tangata, he tangata."

"If you should ask me what is
the greatest thing in the world,
the answer would be:
It is people, it is people, it is people."











I'm obsessed with travel. Obsessed with the human connection. Kindred souls who are drawn to the beauty and diversity of the world; expansive enough for a good old adventure yet too small for there to be any excuse to stay put.

Give me the rich nourishment that can only come from swapping stories, thoughts, and beliefs with strangers, richly seasoned by accents and experience.

Sometimes it all can get overwhelming, and I just have to laugh and cry "Goddamn, I am small and you are small but together we help make up the big picture, and perhaps that's the mantra that will keep us sane in these schizophrenic times."

I'm just getting warmed up.

(from my travel journal while away last weekend)