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Two Years Off the Road – San Juan Island, WA
Wow, has it really been that long? Ally says she’s surprised at how well I’ve adapted to a new life that has almost completely altered my identity. Although, it hasn’t been as smooth as she makes it out to be. … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Red, Discard-Ware Store, Edna Lu, elders, Friday Harbor, gift economy, gifting, home, homestead, magic, Mentors, reclaimed, salvage, San Juan Island, Sh'Bang, solar, Tea Bus Factory Service Manual, tools, WA
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Announcing West Coast Tour – Spring Update – Alabama Hills, CA
Yes, y’all, you hear correctly! Edna and I will be spending this year serving free tea from San Diego, CA to the San Juan Islands, WA. Our kick off was Edna’s 10-year anniversary in Ocean Beach on the first day … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Journeys, News, On the Street
Tagged AZ, Big Oak Canyon, Blythe, Buccaneer Beach Park, CA, community, Coos Bay, Double-Decker Bus, Dr. Bronner's, Earth Day, EarthRoots Field School, Eugene, Friday Night Festival, Harbor City, Hollywood, Hollywood Blvd., Humboldt, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Mendocino, Monrovia, Nevada City, New York Times, Oceanside, Olympia, OR, Orange County, Palos Verdes, Portland, Quartzsite, Relationship-Based Economy, relationships, Road Trip, Rubber Tramp Rendezvous, Salvation Mountain, San Diego, San Juan Capistrano, San Juan Islands, Santa Monica, Seattle, Seven, Seven Wanders the World, Silverado Canyon, Skooliepalooza, Slab City, solar, Sonoma, Sprinter Van, Standing Rock, Tea Bus Factory Service Manual, The Brewery, The Ecology Center, Truk, WA, West Coast, Windansea, WVO, Yoga on the Bluff
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Thankful in Floyd, VA
Every now and then I stumble into a place that I know no one, but get absorbed rather quickly. What I find in there is more community, more sharing, and more genuine human connections than I could hope for. Most … Continue reading
Posted in Journeys, News
Tagged Arcata, Blue Mountain School, Blue Ridge Parkway, CA, CO, Colorado Springs, community, deer, ecovillage, Farmers' Market, Ferris, Floyd, Floyd Country Store, food bank, Friday Night Jamboree, homestead, Kalispell, Left Bank, MT, Orcas Island, Plenty!, pressure canning, Sharing Economy, Spikenard Bee Sanctuary, Springhouse Community School, Thansgiving, The Honestary, VA, WA, waste vegetable oil, water, WVO
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10 Years of Free Tea – Durham, NC
10 years ago, I was lonely. I was living in my pickup truck and working 50-60+ hours a week in front of a computer as a video editor in Hollywood. When we finished the rough cut of the documentary, my … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Journeys, News, On the Street
Tagged CA, community, diversity, Durham, genuine human interactions, Hollywood, Hollywood Blvd., LA, loneliness, Los Angeles, NC, Seattle, WA
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Spring Update – Austin, TX
Hello, friends and family! Two years ago on March 20th, Edna Lu (the tea bus) and I started a 2+ year North American Tour. This tour was imagined as a journey around the continent with no itinerary, allowing us to … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Journeys, News, Video
Tagged Alpine, Austin, AZ, CA, Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems, Edna, La Loma del Chivo, Langtry, Marathon, NM, North American Tea Tour, North American Tour, NV, OR, TX, video, WA
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Summer Update – 3 months of Tour – Arcata, CA
It’s been an interesting one, folks. Three months ago Edna (the teabus) and I started a 2+ North American Tour with no itinerary. The plan has been to have no plans, allowing us to roam the country with no obligations and … Continue reading
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Tagged Arcata, Arts Alive!, Arts Arcata, CA, community, Eureka, Nature Joe, nomad, OR, WA, WFR, WVO
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Hello Portland! – Portland, OR
Yes! It was a BIG step for our 2+ North American Tea Tour to get here. The one big string that was still attached that hampered our no-itinerary/go-wherever-we-want,-whenever-we-want modus operandi was Freddie the horse trailer (mobile shop/storage unit). I’ve been … Continue reading
Posted in Events, News, On the Street
Tagged City Repair, First Thursday, Freddie, North American Tour, OR, Portland, Reddit, shop, Tea Tour, Village Building Convergence, WA
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Oly Moly – Olympia, WA
I’ve driven through Oly many-a-times, but never really stopped here. I’ve known many people who went to Evergreen, heard about this city from many on the road, and my dad even lived here briefly. From all I had heard, I … Continue reading
Steepless in Seattle – Seattle, WA
No, not really, I guess. We weren’t steepless at all. More like steepfull. We pretty much served tea all weekend here. I contacted my friend Pepper Proud upon arrival and asked what was happening and where would there be people … Continue reading
Posted in Events, On the Street
Tagged Ballard, Bear Creek Studio, burlesque, Capitol Hill, Dream Dance, Elephant Revival, Fremont, Fremont Market, Mongrel Jews, Nectar Lounge, Nu Klezmer Army, Olympia, Olympia Art Walk, OmCulture, Pepper Proud, Procession of the Species, recycled, Renunu, salvage, Seattle, Sh'Bang, Shook Twins, WA, Woodinville
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Vaudevillingham – Bellingham, WA
What a great last event to do in Bellingham. Hosted monthly at the CirqueLab, this event brings out the best of variety entertainment from juggling to comedy to dance. There was such a fun group of performers and crowd alike. … Continue reading