Waterfalls are the coincidence of water, earth, and air. They can vary in size both height-wise and volume-wise, but they always have something special about them. The water comes upon the brink and then plunges. Perhaps it is just that the water seems more alive in a waterfall than anywhere else, yet it is unharmed…

“Speaking a language is like a superpower,” or so said a dear friend of mine. They allow you to move more easily through the world. They allow you to have friends in exotic places and foreign bank accounts. They make you feel like a spy, which is exhilarating. They are the most versatile of tools…

Birds are superlative. In studying my masters, I delved into the world of birds from their physiology to their behavior to their epic feats. Aside from their being the epitome of freedom, it is hard not to feel inferior when you are trying to track something that can see you better than you can see…