About

I'm Chuck.  I'm a native New Englander, a former New Yorker, and, prior to this current Tajikistan experience, a resident of Dayton, Ohio.  My wife Anna and I have known each other for 12 years and been married for eight.  Travel is a critical component of our relationship.  Maintaining a "sense of adventure" was one of the vows we exchanged on our wedding day.  Travel has frequently been how we keep our heads and spark our hearts amid the noise of everyday life.  Throughout my life writing has brought me purpose, comfort, and joy.  It has been a fluctuating rather than a constant presence though.  This blog is my latest effort to do some writing and is my most substantial one in years.