Chapter 4 – An accidental state-hopping fiend

I am famous for many Jade-isms in my life. One of my most distinguishing -isms is my ability to tell (just about) anyone I have just met my entire life story within the first five minutes of meeting them, an ability I especially honed during my time in graduate school. I often took classes outsideContinue reading “Chapter 4 – An accidental state-hopping fiend”

Hidden wanderlustfulness

I used to think the concept of wanderlust was some elusive, hippie thing – some thing that captured some people and gave them the desire to learn, to see, to explore, to do. And maybe it is. But that doesn’t matter. Because the more I thought about it, the more I realized wandering (and wondering)Continue reading “Hidden wanderlustfulness”