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

Who am I moreover only a man who likes to journey? What do I do once I’m not on the street? 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 once I’m not on the street (indulge me for one article).

Whereas I do submit plenty of 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 standing, 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 an excellent 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 had been a collection of street journeys with my dad and mom and a drunken weekend in Montréal once 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 assembly 5 backpackers in a shared taxi whereas on trip in Thailand. I used to be so amazed at what they had been doing that the subsequent day I made a decision to stop my job and make long-term journey my aim. They had been two Australians, a Canadian, and a Belgian couple. They modified the course of my life and don’t know.

4. After I was youthful, I wished to be an archaeologist due to the Indiana Jones motion pictures. I ultimately went to highschool to be a highschool historical past trainer and taught for one yr, however then the financial system tanked and nobody was hiring historical past academics so I bought 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 street. On my very first journey on my own, I bought 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 bought stabbed in Colombia, which is certainly the worst factor that has ever occurred to me!

6. I’m an excellent cook dinner. I don’t cook dinner a lot on the street as a result of I hate how hostel kitchens aren’t totally stocked and everybody crowds them on the similar time, however from time to time, I wish to cook dinner an enormous meal for my fellow vacationers. Nevertheless, once I’m dwelling, I cook dinner rather a lot and even host dinner events for my buddies. Some signature dishes embody shrimp scampi, this scrumptious tomato/basil/olive salad, stir fry, and baked salmon.

7. I was 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 in opposition to, however relatively industrial farming and the chemical compounds/antibiotics within the meat that I didn’t like. I gave up vegetarianism once I began to journey.

8. I believe it’s impolite to show down meals in different cultures. In the event 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 along with my dietary wants.” It’s culturally insensitive. However that’s a rant for one more submit.

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

10. If I may ever decide what time interval I may reside in, I’d decide Nineteen Twenties Prohibition America. I believe that will be an thrilling time to reside in. However possibly 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 birthday celebration. I did it for 3 years in a row. They had been epic birthday events.

12. After journey, politics is my second love. I reside 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. (Nevertheless, in the previous few years, I’ve turned off listening to the political information daily as a result of it was inflicting me plenty of nervousness and never an excellent use of my psychological vitality!)

13. Folks all the time ask will I be nomadic endlessly. My reply: I don’t know. Endlessly 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 journey and see no purpose to hold up my backpack simply but.

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

15. I’m an unabashed Taylor Swift fan. She has a tune for each emotion and, once you hearken to her non-pop hits and actually get into her catalog, you see simply how proficient of a songwriter she is. Hearken to The Final Nice American Dynasty. She wrote a complete narrative arc in three minutes. That’s critically 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 need to put added sugar or milk (or soy milk) in my cup of joe. Drinks ought to be capable of stand on their very own! Nothing goes to vary 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 alternative! I’m an enormous fan of the model Rishi.

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

20. Someday, I’d wish to discover ways to backyard. I need 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 plenty of my authentic journey with poker winnings and lived in Amsterdam for just a few months enjoying “professionally” on the on line casino within the metropolis.

22. After I was youthful, I labored for the Sierra Membership in Massachusetts. I created a PowerPoint that we took to completely different neighborhood organizations to point out that, by being vitality environment friendly, they may get monetary savings and the setting directly.

23. After I was in highschool, I performed plenty of Magic: The Gathering and received my state’s championship (my buddy got here in second). We received a visit to NYC to play within the nationwide match there. I misplaced within the first spherical.

24. I don’t eat sweets. Possibly yearly 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. After I’m working, I’ll typically play one tune on repeat time and again. It helps me focus as a result of it finally ends up simply being white noise. As I write this submit, 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 industrial for them that aired for 2 years on TV. They dubbed out my voice although. It all the time sounds so bizarre once I watch it.

28. I like motion pictures. I in all probability watch two or three every week, both within the theater or at dwelling on Netflix. My buddies and I’ve group chats devoted to motion pictures.

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

30. I need 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 way to shoot a gun to (a) shield myself in case civilization ends and (b) hunt (one other factor I need 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 will be actually enjoyable — and helpful.

31. I spend an hour a day studying. I’m an enormous fan of biographies and journey, historical past, and enterprise books. I believe studying and educating your self is likely one of the most essential 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 could find an inventory of all my favorites right here.

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

33. I’ve gotten far more into the health club within the final yr. I’m going to the health club six days every week and do pilates someday every week. Going to the health club typically has a optimistic knock-on impact too: when you begin going to the health club, you find yourself consuming higher and ingesting much less since you don’t need to wreck 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 fascinating info about me. Properly, issues I believe are fascinating a minimum of.
 

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