Over the six months and eleven days that I was eating my way from Georgia to Maine, I had a total of 24 mail drops sent. I would also go to grocery stores to supplement with fresh items such as cheese, eggs, and fruit as well as grab a few items here and there from … Continue reading
Over the past six months, I’ve devoted plenty of blog posts to different gluten free foods that I’ve found and tried, but I figured it might be interesting and/or helpful to some of you out there to have one post where I discuss all of the staple foods that I plan to eat during my … Continue reading
For months now many people have been asking me for info on sending care packages during my trek, and I thought my tactics of evasion were effective. However, over the weekend, I realized I’ve just been kicking the can down the road. I was at my girlfriend Mele’s baby shower when another girlfriend Mo asked … Continue reading
Friday afternoon I picked up a Budget rental truck less than a mile from my apartment. It was a 10 footer, and I was nervous that all of my furniture and boxes wouldn’t fit. After biting off my fingernails to pass the time, I decided that the best option would be to wait for April … Continue reading
During the last week in January, I was poking around the Appalachian Trail Conservancy’s Facebook page and saw an announcement that the Great Smoky Mountains National Park would be instituting a fee for anyone wishing to obtain a backcountry permit. The fee, along with a new website to pay it, would be up and running … Continue reading
I knew the day would come that I would have to inform my employer of my impending departure. I’ve never left a job before, so I didn’t even know where to start. With the help of my boss (who’s known of my plans), I decided to give a month and a half’s notice. That way … Continue reading
My friend Anna co-owns Hollywood Access Services, LLC (H.A.S.), a company that supports people with significant vision loss. You know how there’s closed captioning for people with difficulty hearing? Well, H.A.S. produces the equivalent – called audio description – for blind people. Specifically, audio description is recorded narration of a film or TV show’s visual … Continue reading
Recently I stopped into my local Verizon Wireless store. My current phone is one step up from a flip phone; it has a keyboard for texting but nothing else. The reason I don’t have a phone with 3G is that I sit in front of a computer for eight hours a day and don’t feel … Continue reading
I told you that I wasn’t just sitting around on my bum the entire holiday week eating ice cream (two weeks ago), but I’m not sure that you believe me. Alright, then I’ll have to prove it. One day, taking a break from slothfulness, I went to the local post office and learned how Priority … Continue reading
I’m feeling a little sheepish at this point. If you’ve read my blog posts over the past few months, I’ve made many decisions (gobs of decisions!) to get myself ready for my March departure for the A.T. Slowly but surely, I’m reversing course on quite a handful. (If you don’t think so yet, you’ll understand … Continue reading
