Synthesis 2012 Festival in Chichen Itza Synthesis 2012 was held from December 20 to December 23, 2012 near Chichen Itza. Since the time when the festival ended, there have been a few different Facebook groups created to share the experiences – positive & negative (though mostly negative) – as they related to what was expected…
Viewport from the Otherside
I write this entry on December 23, 2012 at 3:33pm on a flight from Cancun to Atlanta. As I started looking thru my photos my eyes began to tear up. Both from appreciation and a nostalgic sadness of a time and place i can never go back to. Femme fatal by thievery corp plays on…
Episode 6: Return of the Third Eye
Yesterday and last night and this afternoon was probably the peak of challenge of this trip and I thought I was never going to find Ac Tah or the group who was following him. I ashamingly contemplated heading back to cancun and catching a plane home. I ended up receiving an email saying that the…
Episode 5: Mayan Empire Psyches Track
The last few days were spent in Tulum in a hostel with free bikes, called Lobo Inn. Was in heaven to have a beach cruiser to ride around and probably put in between 5-12 kilometers a day. Tulum was an amazing temple and i experienced it the next day in the distance as I sat…
Episode 4: A New Hope
I arrived in Tulum and immediately crossed the street to check in at the hostel nearest the temple. The vibe of the people there wasnt necessarily welcoming, but it wasn’t unfriendly either. The available bunk was right next to the bathroom door with an adjoining room that slept 16. The bathroom had 3 shower stalls…
Episode 3: Revenge of the Split
As we walk off the bus I turn around and ask the cute American: where you from? Florida, she responds. I’m meeting my friends across the street. I walk with her to meet her two friends. All three of them have just quit their jobs at the same cafe in their home town. Before the…
Episode 2: Attracting the Clouds
After wandering again, lost, I settled into a hostel in Playa del Carmen not too far from the action but far enough I’m not trying to sleep during the action. I got the first bus to Tulum and am Enroute. Somehow I thought 5 pm would still be light but as we pull away the…
Episode 1: The Phantom Mentals
On October 1, 2012 I quit my jobit was motivated by a desire to live my true purpose and passion in the world. And though I have more clarity on what that means than I ever have, it is still fuzzy. So the first step was to get clear. And so began a dream, a…