To document my travels has been an intention of mine for such an amount of time that it almost seems like I have done this before. I have gotten better at recent years step by step with sharing glimpses into the world I discover to you the people I have met along the way. However I am always getting told "More Picture" or more this more that. and I am constantly humbled by the people who flat out say I love to live vicariously through you and your adventures. So here we are the first day of the days expansion; I find a fitting time to introduce my new blog which has been presented the name "Nomadic Ivories".
Yesterday was a day to be with Nature. I was lucky enough to be Kayaking with my brother down the Turner River through the Everglades of South Florida. It was a 17 km paddle and for about the first 10 we saw way more alligators than people. Everything is very gated and controlled in Florida so I am grateful we were able to find a little wild ness. For much of the journey it was actually more efficient to pull ourselves along mangrove to mangrove than to paddle. Just gotta watch where you grab.
Yesterday was a day to be with Nature. I was lucky enough to be Kayaking with my brother down the Turner River through the Everglades of South Florida. It was a 17 km paddle and for about the first 10 we saw way more alligators than people. Everything is very gated and controlled in Florida so I am grateful we were able to find a little wild ness. For much of the journey it was actually more efficient to pull ourselves along mangrove to mangrove than to paddle. Just gotta watch where you grab.
me and a gator
I have been spending time in SouthWest Florida my entire life as it has been the main base of my Grandparents. It is an unlikely candidate for me to consider to be one of my homes as I have always felt I belong amongst this mix of people even less than other pockets of "civilization". However it does have a place in my heart. I am also spoiled enough to have a sweet perch of a condo and a top rated beach of the world just around the corner. This walk seemed such a trek when I was young. Most years my Grandparents would drive Florida to Alaska visiting and exploring along the way, with trips to other parts of the world mixed in. They have been one of the inspirations of my Nomadic lifestyle.
grandpas balcony
By the sixth grade I had moved six times. Then I was home schooled for 3 years, as one of four kids with a sister who always couldn't stop talking (love you), before starting high school. Then I went to a school for music which was full of prodigys and people who had such a range of experiences I found my sounds and confidence of my abilities further repressed. For these reasons and some more of the more common ones until the last few years I was extremely shy in general but especially with my music. I would go out of my way to not be heard. But I did have a dream of where I wished I could be how I wanted to play, but was extremely aware of the seemingly impossible mountain, the hours with instruments I couldnt play and the musical growth that lay in front of me. If you want to go somewhere but cant see how you can ever possibly get there, dont give up cause you cant see whats next; Just take the next step.
Much of the best music out there will never be heard and I understand why. It takes many lessons to learn to put your heart out there in sound for people to accept or reject in any manner in which they please. Some people seem to have personalities where this comes much easier, but that is certainly not me. I have just been fortunate enough to venture out into the unknowns of the world for life to teach me through a series of never ending transformations.
I am finally beginning this blog after over a decade of steady travel, new experiences likely worth writing about. I will tell about those times as we move along. It is starting here now as it would seem my roots are vibrant and strong, my trunk is thick, my branches are reaching, and the fruit is starting to hit a legit level of deliciousness, abundance, and would be selfish to not share. I also probably would have written this first post over the last couple months but I did wish for the first post to be about this whole shift of confidence into a world of doing everything I can to share my music to its greatest impact as possible. On this day 4 years ago I made this video of the classic "what a wonderful world". Ive shared this every year since but it marks such a milestone for me I wished to place it here.
Much of the best music out there will never be heard and I understand why. It takes many lessons to learn to put your heart out there in sound for people to accept or reject in any manner in which they please. Some people seem to have personalities where this comes much easier, but that is certainly not me. I have just been fortunate enough to venture out into the unknowns of the world for life to teach me through a series of never ending transformations.
I am finally beginning this blog after over a decade of steady travel, new experiences likely worth writing about. I will tell about those times as we move along. It is starting here now as it would seem my roots are vibrant and strong, my trunk is thick, my branches are reaching, and the fruit is starting to hit a legit level of deliciousness, abundance, and would be selfish to not share. I also probably would have written this first post over the last couple months but I did wish for the first post to be about this whole shift of confidence into a world of doing everything I can to share my music to its greatest impact as possible. On this day 4 years ago I made this video of the classic "what a wonderful world". Ive shared this every year since but it marks such a milestone for me I wished to place it here.
To me this was the first time in which I felt I purposefully touched people through this dimension vibrational sound moves. It was created during a dark winter solstice by myself during my last visit for a few years to Edmonton. I was spending the the last days in my parents house (home alone). They were about to sell the haven where I had in years prior survived some of the most depressed lifeless days. This is where I really learned to medicate myself with my music. When I made the video I was at a terribly troubled time in life as I was trying to make sense of my experiences. I had just journeyed a few years of leaving and reentering civilization. I was realising the power of every little thought and was becoming aware of a new level of what it means to be an empath. All the wonders and horrors.
Thanks for getting through my first blog post! I hope you enjoyed it and I am excited to share more with you as life unfolds.
I like to sense what it is I sense in the trees. I know yall got traditions and such which is cool, these things are rapidly infected and dieing by the tv. But whatever your traditions are I wish you all be Merry!
Thanks for getting through my first blog post! I hope you enjoyed it and I am excited to share more with you as life unfolds.
I like to sense what it is I sense in the trees. I know yall got traditions and such which is cool, these things are rapidly infected and dieing by the tv. But whatever your traditions are I wish you all be Merry!
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