What I Carry on an Outdoor Adventure

12 November 20201 December 2020 ~ Narinda

Essay for Bay Nature, August 2020. I am an outdoor educator, most often, a backpacking and rock climbing instructor. Whether it’s a week-long trip or a twenty-four day trip, I am most nervous meeting students for the first time. That is when I am most aware of potential judgments based on my being small, Khmer, … Continue reading What I Carry on an Outdoor Adventure

upon leaving the backcountry

7 July 20167 July 2016 ~ Narinda ~ 2 Comments

i go to the mountains and am reminded of the world's vastness, the expanse of nature's imagination and then return to the city where mourning and raging always await i come out of the woods bracing myself for whatever horrors have taken place since i stepped out of range i am afraid to leave and … Continue reading upon leaving the backcountry