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5 Reasons to Try Ethiopia

March 12, 2019March 12, 20191 Comment

(Yes, this post is six months late. Yes, this checks out with who I am as a person. Proceed.) I went to Ethiopia this past summer. If you are like 98% of the people I told this to, your follow-up question is, "Oh nice! On a mission trip?" No. I love Jesus. A lot. And … Continue reading 5 Reasons to Try Ethiopia

Meanderings in Nashville

March 7, 2019March 7, 2019Leave a comment

There's one mid-south town I'm asked about more than any others: Nashville. I think this is partly because a great deal of people are under the impression I live there. I don't. I live in KNOXville, Tennessee, a little under three hours east. But it's fine. Luckily, for the many people who ask for recommendations, … Continue reading Meanderings in Nashville

Lexploring: a day in Lexington

February 27, 2017February 27, 2017Leave a comment

If Knoxville is the southern scruffy mountain man, Lexington is his refined older sister. And I love her. She's just a smidge under three hours away from Knoxville (this time estimate is including a stop for coffee, because, obviously.) She's southern and sophisticated. See, I've lived in a handful of southern cities. They have been … Continue reading Lexploring: a day in Lexington

Knoxploration

October 24, 2015February 27, 2017Leave a comment

When it comes to meanderings and exploration, what better place to start than your own town? Knoxville, Tennessee is a quirky little place: equal parts mountain man, sorority girl, hipster millennial, and Southern Baptist soccer mom. Locals (and allegedly one reporter in the eighties who kicked it all off) lovingly call it a "scruffy city." … Continue reading Knoxploration

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