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Edward works in tech downtown Austin. Every evening, he drives his Cybertruck back to his home in Westlake. Edward loves clicking buttons for a living. It brings him much money and status. Edward does not like sitting in traffic every night. His designer guard dog, Menace, is waiting for him at home. Plus, here is a girl who is young and properly impressed by his money and status, whom he would like to take on a date tonight. His Cybertruck is crawling along MoPac, and the em

Valetta Malta is the smallest country in the European Union. Nestled between Sicily and Tunisia, the country has a fascinating history. The capital, Valetta, was named after Jean Parisot de Valette, who successfully defended the island against Ottoman attack in 1565. The baroque architecture features distinctive wooden balconies jutting out from the facade, which to me are the soul of the city. Valetta is an open-air museum with 28 churches within its 0.2 square miles. The is

Split Split is forever in my heart. The old town used to be the palace of a Roman emperor, which is unique in the world. I was sleeping within the stones that had hosted Emperor Diocletian! The Greeks created the city in the 3rd century BCE. Diocletian was the only Roman Emperor to retire and chose Split to build his palace. Split was Ottoman and Venetian as well before becoming the Croatian city we know today. Walking down the streets of Split, I was breathing in history. Th

Santorini This was my first introduction to Greece. The ferry ride from Athens was impressive. I was fascinated to hear that this unusual set of islands is, in fact, a volcano. Still active, by the way, with the last eruption occurring in 1950. It is credited with destroying the Minoan civilisation on nearby Crete. I booked accommodation in Fira to avoid the crowds of Oia. I found out that in September, there was no crowd anywhere. I was starting my meditation journey at the

History In March 1922, Mikao Usui retreated to Mount Kurama, north of Kyoto, to meditate. He fasted and meditated in the gassho position (prayer hands) for twenty days. On the last day of his journey, a great energy, described as a lightning bolt, entered his forehead, and he became unconscious. When he came back to consciousness, his whole body thrummed with energy and vitality. He climbed down the mountain, and in the nearby village, he broke his fast. There, he encountered

Buddhism In 2019, during my Saturn return, I went backpacking through Southeast Asia by myself. For three months, I traveled through Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia with no planned itinerary. Just a feeling of what I wanted to experience and letting myself be carried by the people I met and the circumstances. Chiang Mai was the capital of the Lana Kingdom in medieval times. The old city of Chiang Mai is a square mile filled with over 30 beautifully decorated Buddhist te

Meditation When I learned Reiki, I thought becoming a Reiki Master was the goal. Little did I know, it was the start. The spring following my certification, I traveled to Majorca, Spain. The apartment, in Palma, offered a great view of the nearby cathedral. Meditation became a daily habit in the gardens of the Royal Palace. Blending a lot of different meditation techniques, I started to meditate on each of my chakras in the morning. It goes a little like this: Root: Focusing

Saturn return - 2019 Saturn carries the energy of rules, discipline, and long-term growth In astrology, a Saturn return is a time in your life when Saturn comes back to the sign it was in when you were born. This event usually marks a life transition focused on restructuring one's life. It happens roughly every 30 years, with your first Saturn return in your late twenties and second Saturn return in your late fifties. My first Saturn return took the form of a three-month-long