“Driven by the need for a storied life, I relished the opportunity for endless travel. Is that a moment in time, now over?”
nomadism
Posted inEditor's Pick
A Kingdom for a Horse: Kokpar and the Future of Kazakhstan
“[N]owhere in this region is the contrast between the contemporary and the ancient higher than in Kazakhstan. And nowhere is the interplay between the two more starkly embodied than in professional Kazakh kokpar.”
Posted inFeature
Home is a Cup of Tea
Sketch artist and writer Candace Rose Rardon tells the story of her search for home through the different teas she has discovered while traveling.
Posted inFeatured, Nonfiction, Quotes
#Vanlife: Selling Their Staged World, One Social Media Post at A Time
Is the social media movement a form of free-spirited nomadism, or a clever selling of the soul to brands?
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#Vanlife, the Bohemian Social-Media Movement
How a movement toward simple, nomadic life in Volkswagen vans has become commercialized sponsor-fodder in which “vanlifers” trade social media currency for subsidized van repairs and discounts. Is this a new partially barter-style economy or just an outdoors, office-free variation of work pressure to tend ravenous social media accounts? Is it really freedom or just […]
Posted inNonfiction, Reading List
On Going Back Home: A Reading List
We are expats and nomads. We are products of multiple countries. We run away from places that don’t feel quite right, only to never find where we belong. These stories celebrate the journey of returning to (or discovering) our roots, and the elusive, ever-evolving concept of home.