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Lessons on freedom from a stubborn steed on the Mongolian steppe

By Ali Wunderman

Boss leads the way

Mongolians don’t typically name their horses, but the 7-year-old bay gelding I’m paired with for a three-day steppe and wilderness trek finds a cheeky way to reveal his to me: Boss. His regular refusal to obey my commands shows he considers himself in charge and his persistent side-eye makes it clear he wants everyone to know it. Read More

The author along the Via Francegina outside Castlefranco di Sotto.

A pilgrim wanders a medieval Tuscan city before setting off for Rome

By Suzanne Maggio

On a warm, late afternoon in June, I step off the train, sling on my 20-pound backpack and walk toward the massive stone walls of the medieval city of Lucca, my first stop in a long stroll to Vatican City. I’m walking the final leg of the Via Francegina, an ancient 3000-kilometer pilgrimage route from Canterbury to Rome, in an effort to savor and explore my Italian heritage. Read More

Stella Guan in Paris, beginning her journey of success

A Chinese designer’s long, winding journey to success and nomadhood

An Interview with Stella Guan

Raised in a small town in southern China, Stella Guan has always been a fast learner. She picked up the pipa, or Chinese lute, at age 8 and was soon giving solo concerts. She taught herself English as the founder of her middle school’s Harry Potter Fan Club, then taught herself Korean through her obsession with K-drama TV series. Read More

How one man defied cancer, traveled the globe, and learned to listen to his spirit guides

Interview by Aaron Kenedi

In the early 2000s Jefre Outlaw was living a single, free-wheeling, and financially rewarding life in Austin, Texas. Making a great living in tech and real estate, with all the trappings of wealth to show for it, including a 5000 square-foot mansion, a boat, and two Range Rovers (“one for me and one for the girlfriend du jour.”) But in 2004, at the age of 43, he was diagnosed with Stage 4 Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, which, after chemotherapy, went into remission. Read More

The-Ghost-of-Kyiv

Ukrainian resistance and defiance shine through war-time street art

By Liz Cookman

For most of 2023, my bedroom window looked out onto a 30-foot-tall, blue-gray mural of the heroic Ghost of Kyiv. Word of the flying ace’s exploits spread like wildfire in the days after Russia’s late February 2022 invasion. He was said to have downed six Russian aircraft as enemy forces attempted to take the capital. Read More

I Did Not Have Much Time for Fun

On a hike in rural Egypt, a teenager gains some valuable perspective

By Tiphini Axtell

One evening late last year, my husband, our three teen children and I found ourselves trudging up a mountain of sand in remote Egypt led by a local man named Fahmi. If I hadn’t been there to see it all happen, I might’ve wondered, how did we get here? Read More

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Lessons on freedom from a stubborn steed on the Mongolian steppe

By Ali Wunderman

Boss leads the way

Mongolians don’t typically name their horses, but the 7-year-old bay gelding I’m paired with for a three-day steppe and wilderness trek finds a cheeky way to reveal his to me: Boss. His regular refusal to obey my commands shows he considers himself in charge and his persistent side-eye makes it clear he wants everyone to know it. Read More

The Wisdom of the Wild

Lessons on freedom from a stubborn steed on the Mongolian steppe

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