Here it is: the official packing post; mostly to help myself get organized before launching off tomorrow. I am not bringing: I’m trying hard to err on the side of bringing less rather than more since anything I might need can be picked up in towns along the way.

I haven’t done much training for the Camino other than my regular routine of hiking, biking around town, and running a few miles a couple times per week. My understanding is any reasonably healthy person can walk the Camino, but extra training will make the first week less painful while the body acclimates to walking […]

Enjoying my last full day at home in Asheville before heading to Durham for a few days then launching off to Europe for 6 weeks, most of which will be spent walking the Camino de Santiago. The Camino is a network of pilgrimage paths that lead to the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela where the […]

The theme of this sabbatical is gentleness: self-compassion, slow and deliberate communication, patience. Allowing time for conscious awareness to seep into the subconscious and let cognitive dissonance evaporate. Through regular meditation, therapy, and the support of loved ones, I’ve been cultivating the practice of meeting both intensity and uncertainty with gentleness. This has required intentionally […]

Decided to return to this blog and expand its purpose to serve as a space for life journey reflections beyond just career related adventures. I started this blog when I embarked on the path of software development with a desire to track and share my learnings with others curious about a similar journey. I’m back […]