Cleared for Departure


Past Trips

Africa (53) Appalachia 2020 (9) Botswana (17) Brooklyn (2) Cabo 2024 (8) Caribbean (1) Central America (7) Costa Rica 2019 (7) Europe (86) Hawaii 2021 & 2025 (18) Iceland 2023 (13) Iceland 2025 (12) Italy 2017 (9) Italy 2018 (9) L.A. 2023 (8) London 2018 (7) London 2019 (7) Namibia 2024 (17) New Zealand 2014 (14) New Zealand 2017 (16) North America (51) Oceania (30) Paris 2021 (9) Riga 2019 (7) South Africa (18) Southern Spain 2022 (14) Uncategorized (2) Vancouver 2022 (10)


The Road to Physician Assistant


Favorite Essays

  • Lance’s Christmas Missive

    Lance’s Christmas Missive

    I am an objectively terrible Christian, but do like this time of year. Continue …

  • Please, Don’t Jump

    Please, Don’t Jump

    Let’s talk about suicide for a minute. Continue …

  • Coke Is It

    Coke Is It

    Atlanta has a rich and storied history. We will explore none of that history in this email. However, while paused here, I would like to address something I know is on all our minds: Did Coke originally contain cocaine? Continue …

  • The Three Trials of Departure

    Our journey begins with three trials.  A five minute read on what it takes to travel to the island nation of Hawaii.  Most of which is, likely, true.   Continue …

  • Private Transfers

    Because Airlink canceled our flight and we changed lodges, we drove from Tented Camp in Ngala to Tengile River Lodge. Most guests fly, but to keep the costs manageable we drove. The shortest route took us through several communities in the Mpumalanga Province. Continue …

  • Coming Home

    Coming Home

    My first experience with the High Country of North Carolina comes, surprisingly, during band camp.   Continue …




The Africa Collection