Five years of going back — to every place I'd been, to gather the pieces of myself I left there.
This is the story, told in the order it happened. Between 2021 and now I returned to every place I had ever been and wrote it down as I went — the journals as they were written, the photographs, the recordings. Travel and psychedelics were the method; what came back was a different person. Start at the beginning, or wherever a place pulls you. (Sample synopsis — your words go here.)
The whole story is also shared, in full, on Instagram —
@intentionaltrips.thestory
@intentionaltrips.thestory
start here — the first day
Sunday, March 28, 2021
Santa Teresa · costa rica
09:04 · DFW→SJO. About to take off on my first international trip in fifty-eight weeks. All of the old airport feelings arrive at once, and none of them are the ones I expected.
the story, in order
The timeline
Chapters run oldest to newest, by story date rather than publish date.
Only chapters appear here; the days live inside them.
Only chapters appear here; the days live inside them.
Aug 2026
15:45 Drift, Santa Teresa
Finally separated from Nyala, [JP], and Marie today. Overall our time was well spent, but the last few days I […]
Aug 2026
13:57 Eat Street, Santa Teresa
Decided at some point yesterday that going back to Florestral was truly the right thing to do, even if the […]
Aug 2026
Mar 2021
May 2021
Jul 2026
Jul 2026
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Costa Rica
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2 ENTRIES
5 PHOTO SETS
8 EPISODES
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Jul 2026
Jul 2026
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Costa Rica
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3 ENTRIES
5 PHOTO SETS
7 EPISODES
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Jul 2026
Jul 2026
Sample entry title
Costa Rica
Sample text. This is where the journal entry appears. Every paragraph here is placeholder — none of your actual writing […]
5 ENTRIES
7 PHOTO SETS
9 EPISODES
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Jul 2026
Jul 2026
Sample entry title
Costa Rica
Sample text. This is where the journal entry appears. Every paragraph here is placeholder — none of your actual writing […]
2 ENTRIES
7 PHOTO SETS
9 EPISODES
HOLDS AN ENTRY FROM ANOTHER CHAPTER
Jul 2026
Jul 2026
Sample entry title
Costa Rica
Sample text. This is where the journal entry appears. Every paragraph here is placeholder — none of your actual writing […]
2 ENTRIES
6 PHOTO SETS
7 EPISODES
HOLDS AN ENTRY FROM ANOTHER CHAPTER
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Santa Teresa · costa rica
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