What I Do Once I Do not Journey: 20 Extra Information About Me

Who am I in addition to only a man who likes to journey? What do I do after I’m not on the highway? What are my pursuits? Do I’ve hobbies?

Since I’m greater than only a author and journey fanatic, I wished to share a bit about who I’m and what I do after I’m not on the highway (indulge me for one article).

Whereas I do publish numerous my day-to-day life on Instagram, here’s a little bit about me and my life!

1. I hate flying. I like airports, lounges, and elite status, however the act of flying makes me sick. I don’t like heights and any turbulence makes me suppose the airplane is about to crash. I’m not a superb flier and I take Xanax to calm me on most flights. (Ironic contemplating how typically I fly!)

2. I by no means traveled independently till I went to Costa Rica at age 23. My journey experiences up till then have been a collection of highway journeys with my mother and father and a drunken weekend in Montréal after I was 19. (I additionally by no means went west of the Mississippi till I used to be 25.)

3. I made a decision to journey long-term after meeting five backpackers in a shared taxi whereas on vacation in Thailand. I used to be so amazed at what they have been doing that the following day I made a decision to stop my job and make long-term journey my aim. They have been two Australians, a Canadian, and a Belgian couple. They modified the course of my life and don’t know.

4. Once I was youthful, I wished to be an archaeologist due to the Indiana Jones films. I finally went to high school to be a highschool historical past instructor and taught for one yr, however then the financial system tanked and nobody was hiring historical past academics so I received a job doing administrative work at a hospital in Boston earlier than I began touring.

5. I’ve had three actually dangerous incidents on the highway. On my very first journey on my own, I received horrible meals poisoning. I used to be hospitalized for 3 days and placed on a morphine drip. Second, I popped an eardrum in Thailand. And, third, I got stabbed in Colombia, which is certainly the worst factor that has ever occurred to me!

6. I’m a superb cook dinner. I don’t cook dinner a lot on the highway as a result of I hate how hostel kitchens aren’t totally stocked and everybody crowds them on the similar time, however infrequently, I wish to cook dinner a large meal for my fellow vacationers. Nonetheless, after I’m house, I cook dinner rather a lot and even host dinner events for my associates. Some signature dishes embrace shrimp scampi, this scrumptious tomato/basil/olive salad, stir fry, and baked salmon.

7. I used to be a vegetarian. After studying Quick Meals Nation, I made a decision to surrender meat and was a vegetarian for 4 years. It wasn’t consuming meat I used to be towards, however quite industrial farming and the chemical substances/antibiotics within the meat that I didn’t like. I gave up vegetarianism after I began to journey.

8. I believe it’s impolite to show down meals in different cultures. Should you go to a village in Mongolia and you’re given meals, it’s insulting to refuse. “Sorry, your conventional and heartfelt cooking doesn’t go together with my dietary wants.” It’s culturally insensitive. However that’s a rant for an additional publish.

9. I’m an enormous fan of soul, Motown, blues, and jazz.

10. If I may ever choose what time interval I may stay in, I’d pick 1920s Prohibition America. I believe that might be an thrilling time to stay in. However perhaps I’ve simply learn The Nice Gatsby an excessive amount of.

11. Talking of Gatsby, I realized to swing dance so I may throw myself a Gatsby-themed party. I did it for 3 years in a row. They have been epic birthday events.

12. After journey, politics is my second love. I stay and breathe politics, and it’s the solely information I sustain with whereas touring. I’m all the time prepared to debate and debate the world any time of the day and with anybody, regardless of how properly I do know them. (Nonetheless, in the previous few years, I’ve turned off listening to the political information on daily basis as a result of it was inflicting me numerous nervousness and never a superb use of my psychological power!)

13. People always ask will I be nomadic forever. My reply: I don’t know. Without end is a very long time. I journey much less now than I used to and I believe I’ll proceed to take fewer journeys however I nonetheless journey rather a lot when in comparison with the common individual. For now, I’m having fun with the trip and see no purpose to hold up my backpack simply but.

14. I’m a Japanophile. I like every part concerning the tradition: the meals, the historical past, the etiquette, the panorama, the structure — all of it. I’d eat sushi on daily basis if I may.

15. I’m an unabashed Taylor Swift fan. She has a tune for each emotion and, if you take heed to her non-pop hits and actually get into her catalog, you see simply how gifted of a songwriter she is. Take heed to The Final Nice American Dynasty. She wrote a complete narrative arc in three minutes. That’s significantly good writing. I went to the Eras Tour a number of instances. I like her.

16. I’m additionally an enormous fan of Sia. Unimaginable songstress and author.

17. I don’t drink espresso. It tastes like shit to me. And I don’t wish to put added sugar or milk (or soy milk) in my cup of joe. Drinks ought to be capable to stand on their very own! Nothing goes to alter my opinion on this. I’ve tried for years to amass a style for it. It’s simply not going to occur.

18. I drink tea. Numerous it. Particularly inexperienced tea. That’s my drink of selection! I’m a giant fan of the model Rishi.

19. My alcoholic drink of selection is an quaint. Just a few years in the past, a couple of associates turned me onto whiskey and I’ve been obsessed since. I decide a bar by the standard of the outdated fashioneds they serve.

20. Sooner or later, I’d wish to discover ways to backyard. I wish to develop my very own meals. I like cooking and suppose it’s a logical step.

21. I was a semi-professional poker participant. I funded numerous my unique journey with poker winnings and lived in Amsterdam for a couple of months enjoying “professionally” on the on line casino within the metropolis.

22. Once I was youthful, I labored for the Sierra Membership in Massachusetts. I created a PowerPoint that we took to totally different group organizations to point out that, by being power environment friendly, they may get monetary savings and the atmosphere without delay.

23. Once I was in highschool, I performed numerous Magic: The Gathering and received my state’s championship (my good friend got here in second). We received a visit to NYC to play within the nationwide event there. I misplaced within the first spherical.

24. I don’t eat sweets. Perhaps every year I’ll have a cookie or brownie however, for probably the most half, I don’t do desserts or sweets as I don’t like all of the sugar.

25. Once I’m working, I’ll typically play one tune on repeat again and again. It helps me focus as a result of it finally ends up simply being white noise. As I write this publish, I’ve been listening to Candy Annie by Zac Brown Band on repeat for the final two hours.

26. I don’t have a favourite colour. I’ve two: blue and inexperienced.

27. I used to be one of many spokesmen for Asiana Airways. I did a business for them that aired for 2 years on TV. They dubbed out my voice although. It always sounds so weird when I watch it.

28. I love movies. I in all probability watch two or three every week, both within the theater or at house on Netflix. My associates and I’ve group chats devoted to films.

29. My favourite liquor? Scotch, particularly peaty Scotch from Islay. (My favourite model is Ardbeg.)

30. I wish to discover ways to shoot a gun. Not as a result of I’m a gun nut — I strongly dislike them, need actually strict gun management, and am an everyday donor to Everytown for Gun Security — however as a result of I’m a type of loopy “preppers.” I believe the world is just about f*cked, and I’d wish to know the best way to shoot a gun to (a) defend myself in case civilization ends and (b) hunt (one other factor I wish to discover ways to do) for meals when that occurs or (c) the zombies come. Having a Plan B by no means damage anybody, proper?

To that finish, I’d additionally wish to discover ways to shoot a bow and arrow. I believe that might be actually enjoyable — and helpful.

31. I spend an hour a day studying. I’m a giant fan of biographies and journey, historical past, and enterprise books. I believe studying and educating your self is likely one of the most necessary issues you are able to do in your life, and I can not perceive individuals who don’t learn books. In your typical yr, I’ll learn round 50–70 books. You will discover an inventory of all my favorites here.

32. I’m a morning individual. I are likely to get up round 7am and do my greatest work earlier than lunchtime. On a superb day, I’ll stand up at 6am.

33. I’ve gotten far more into the gymnasium within the final yr. I’m going to the gymnasium six days every week and do pilates at some point every week. Going to the gymnasium typically has a optimistic knock-on impact too: when you begin going to the gymnasium, you find yourself consuming higher and consuming much less since you don’t wish to spoil your exercises. I’ve gotten into rather a lot higher form the previous few months and I plan to proceed that this yr.

So there you’ve got it! Some extra attention-grabbing details about me. Nicely, issues I believe are attention-grabbing at the least.
 

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