Out interactions with the Masai in Kenya were fascinating and confusing on many levels. They are in the middle of a massive generational shift, trying to balance a reverence for their history and culture with vibrancy in the modern age. I know I will be processing our conversations and experiences for a long time to come. Plus, they are very tall and found my height hilarious.

I never made it through Amor Towels’s A Gentleman in Moscow, but I have seen a few movies and Disney programs about people who live in hotels. I did not imagine I would be one of them.

From the hills of Eastern Kentucky to the grasslands of Kenya, teenage boys are pretty much the same anywhere. And I kind of love them.