I didn’t take pictures once we officially entered the slum. I could barely step one foot in front of the other. I volunteered in the slums of Salvador, Brazil, for 13 weeks after college. The favelas, as they were called, ran out of space for dwelling so inhabitants started building “homes” on stilts in the water (called palafitas). I visited the tiny rural village in Talanga, Honduras, where my brother Tyler volunteered for a year. …
India has always been a country of intrigue for me. It’s one of my favorite cuisines (I seek it out whenever I travel to big cities) and it’s the birthplace of yoga, a critical part of my physical and spiritual life. It’s one of my bucket list destinations. But with at least a 25-hour flight and two little boys at home, I haven’t imagined it in my near future. Life has a way of making …