I’m on a road-tripping quest through the US and by the end of next week I’ll have been to every state BUT Alaska… which I plan on experiencing sometime next year. So one can call it a bit of a journey.

I am guilty of being buried deep beneath a pile of routine and unhealthy media consumption, which has tinted my view on this country in an ugly and untrue hue. This trip has been a great way to dig myself out of that, and see how wonderfully remarkable this country (and planet) is.

My new mission in life: Learn the earth before the earth learns me.