Why You Should Travel to Myanmar

Trip Summary

By Jodi

February 24, 2017

I’m on a flight to Vietnam after a whirlwind Myanmar tour. 16 total days, five cities, and a couple villages. Here was the rough itinerary: Mandalay three days, Bagan two days, Kalaw one night, trek from Kalaw to Inle Lake for three days and two nights, stay on Inle Lake...

My First Silent Meditation Retreat

By Jodi

February 19, 2017

Last fall I attended my first ever silent meditation retreat in Claymont, West Virginia through the Insight Meditation Community of Washington with Shell Fischer of Mindful Shenandoah Valley. In the last year, I have discovered not only this community, but meditation and mindfulness in general. It has truly been a...

The Meaning of Life

By Jodi

February 12, 2017

Life. So complex, yet so simple. So happy, but then so sad. So bright, yet sometimes so bleak. One minute we have it all under control, but then it all falls apart, only for us to pick up the pieces again. But yet, isn’t that the beauty of life? Aren’t...

Why I Travel

By Jodi

February 05, 2017

Do you ever have those moments of clarity where you realize right now, right where you are, at this moment in time is where you should be and what you should be doing, without really having any knowledge as to why this is what you should be doing or what...