These days, my internal gauge of what's “normal” or everyday is no longer...well, normal. I'm in a foreign place, where everything is fascinating and new and wo...

This time last year I took part in a sort of ritual that changed my life. Don't worry, it didn't involve any pictures of Keanu Reeves and chanting, hanging g...

Five months ago, I packed up one giant suitcase, my laptop, a protein shaker, and portable workout equipment, and took off to Japan. The plan was that I'd...

Before my plane finally landed in Los Angeles, it had been nine months since I saw many of my friends and family; or slept in my own bed; or got to eat ah-m...