Tribe

I have been very fortunate in my life.

I am especially grateful for the wonderful friends I am blessed with– friends who are nomadic and loyal and who share my Hobopoet lifestyle.

We now have, in fact, quite a little nomadic tribe– which grows every year.

My first travel-buddy was my best friend Kristin.  We have shared a lot of adventures… and have wandered all over the world together.   We met in Georgia (USA), moved to South Carolina (USA) together, lived in Korea & taught English together, travelled in Thailand & India…..

Later, Todd/Sky joined us in our wanderings.  As longtime readers know, the three of us (the “3 Amigos” pictured above) moved to Thailand together and lived there for 2 years.

In Thailand, our good friend Wat joined us.  The four of us moved to San Francisco a few years ago.   We joined another friend (from South Carolina)– Todd’s best friend Lewis.  All five of us live in SF now.

Recently, Todd, Wat, Lewis,… and two other friends (Zach and Rinny)  bought land on an island in Thailand (Koh Payam… near Ranong).   They are building a little Hobopoet Sanctuary there– a tropical island retreat for the Winter.

Why am I writing about this?   To show that a Hobopoet life does not have to be a solo or lonely affair.  Mainstream people used to criticize this free life by claiming it was lonely.  But my life is full of incredible friends… who have not only traveled with me… they have joined me living abroad in Korea, Thailand, Japan, and San Francisco (SF is a little like “living abroad” 

To paraphrase Thoreau,: When you advance confidently towards your dreams… the world/universe/tao/god opens up to you.   You are blessed with incredible abundance.  You meet like-minded people who are on a similar path to their dreams.

That has been, for me, the most rewarding part of this journey– the incredible friends I’ve made along the way.