I was moved by Martha Pollack's remarks at spring commencement yesterday. Paraphrasing the late positive psychologist, Christopher Peterson, she said "people matter. The good life isn't necessarily th...

We survived Quito! Bus rides, ziplines, bug bites, altitude sickness, questionable food, long days. We tried new fruits, hiked volcanoes, danced salsa, trekked through waterfalls, swam in the Pacific,...

I just made it back to Huaraz after five days of camping in the foothills of Mt. Huandoy. The days were sunny and hot and the nights were freezing. Thankfully I had a rental down sleeping bag that kep...

En route to Perú, I finally have a few moments to catch you up on the past month, which passed in a flash! M1 year is over, and we are officially on summer break. It´s hard to believe how quickl...

What is hope? Hoping to pass, hoping to travel, hoping to grow...