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Day 4: A Little Space to Listen
With my lower back aching, I woke up and peered out at the rain. Because my host was working from home, I had extra motivation to get moving so that
Day 3: Alone in a Sea of People
I slept so soundly and immediately woke up ready to take on the city. As I walked around soaking up the morning culture, I realized my solo
Day 2: The Little Girl Meets Paris
Sleeping in a sky-sardine can be quite challenging. I’m typically a toss-and-turner, but I was able to catch some rest, thankfully. But the
Day 1: The Pilgrimage Begins from Your Doorstep
In the tradition of the Camino, the pilgrimage begins from your doorstep. In my case, my place of dwelling was my car, my trusty steed, the
My Camino de Santiago Gear List: The Acoustic Version of Backpacking Europe
“Acoustic version is stripped down to its most pure state. No fluff, no filler. Just the artist and the song in the most raw form. You feel the
Layer 4 of 4: Walking With the Contradiction
With Layers 1, 2, and 3, a new “why” to my walk of the Camino had been unearthed. I was left with a lot more to contemplate than when I originally
Layer 3 of 4: My Developing Understanding of Religion and Institution
The pilgrimage had not even started for me physically, but the healing had already begun. Why I took on the Saunter of Spirit endeavor in the
Layer 2 of 4: What Came Before the Camino
“What if this Saunter of Spirit is less about my personal religious wound than it is about the imposition of one religious worldview over
Layer 1 of 4: The Question I Didn’t Expect to Bring to the Camino
As I drove through the United States in the last few weeks before the Camino, I stopped in Oklahoma, drawn to a statue that popped up on my Google
When the Doubt Seeps In
I sat down on the patio of a Knoxville Starbucks and opened my laptop. I thought, “I need to figure my life out”, my go-to phrase when there’s a
