An Expedition Paused: How COVID-19 Halted a Dream and Forced Reflection

I plopped myself down in my old childhood bedroom, somewhat relieved to simply exist for a moment — but also completely broken-hearted. When I sold my home and put my belongings in storage to set out on a work and travel adventure back in October, I surely did not anticipate spending the early parts of this spring quarantined in Eastern Washington within the walls of…