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Life on a Sailboat!
So I did it. 3 weeks on a sailboat, but first here’s the backstory: A Danish couple hand built a 39’ sailboat they named Thyrus...

Cassie Stockamp
Dec 31, 20246 min read
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The Butterfly Migration and Living into the Metaphor
The butterfly migration! I learned about the migratory patterns of the monarchs from the eastern half of North America 15 years ago; a...

Cassie Stockamp
Feb 17, 20244 min read
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Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico
I just spent two glorious sun drenched weeks on the beaches of Puerto Escondido on the Oaxaca coast in Southern Mexico. Even though it is...

Cassie Stockamp
Jan 28, 20244 min read
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Whew… Mexico City!
Whoa… what a city! I had heard how remarkable this place was and discovered that the praise was not overstated… Exploring the La Condesa...

Cassie Stockamp
Jan 14, 20243 min read
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Slow Traveling Ecuador!
I just spent a glorious 3 weeks in Ecuador, a South American country that uses US currency and is flanked on its western coast by miles...

Cassie Stockamp
Feb 3, 20234 min read
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Christmas musings!
It was December 22, 2022 the morning after the winter solstice. I had set my alarm for 7am so I could get back on a better sleep schedule...

Cassie Stockamp
Jan 2, 20234 min read
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Gentle Giants…
So we just had a week of everything elephants…! AMAZING… Feeding elephants, making elephant food, harvesting food (yes, 1 ton of banana...

Cassie Stockamp
Nov 20, 20223 min read
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Who knew… Cambodia!
This country has blown me away. Of all of the countries I’ve visited, these people are the kindest, “smiliest” people I have ever met....

Cassie Stockamp
Nov 12, 20226 min read
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Re-Entry
So re-entry is always a thing… And it feels just as big this time. When leaving the Dallas airport I watched another plane mirror our...

Cassie Stockamp
Jun 22, 20224 min read
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A Mango Lassi…
Thursday afternoon I was drawn to the lake. I wanted to be by water and unpack all that I’d been learning. If I were to share the exotic...

Cassie Stockamp
May 28, 20223 min read
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My First Psychedelic Experience…
So I’ve had new Neural pathways blown into my brain - an experience that some may criticize, others may think me crazy and hopefully...

Cassie Stockamp
Feb 16, 202211 min read
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Yup, I did it!!!
So this is the wrap up blog from my latest adventure - a 60 year old woman’s experience with a 1,000+ mile solo self supported bike...

Cassie Stockamp
Dec 12, 20218 min read
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Tending to a Pet Cemetery… (and other tales from the road)
I called out to Natalie and asked her if I could pitch my tent in her vicinity. She answered affirmatively - as long as I was quiet! We...

Cassie Stockamp
Oct 14, 20213 min read
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It’s All Good….!
So I don’t even know where to start. It’s been 14 days since I started this solo bike adventure, and so many amazing things have happened...

Cassie Stockamp
Oct 6, 20215 min read
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A true story about a friend’s deep dive into (and out of) QAnon...
I talked to a really bright friend the other day, catching up and brainstorming ideas on how to get involved in volunteer activities in a...

Cassie Stockamp
Feb 7, 20218 min read
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My experience with implicit bias...
I had to make a delivery to an upscale apartment building in Carmel, IN which is a very affluent predominantly white suburb of...

Cassie Stockamp
Jan 14, 20213 min read
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Cheers to a Messy Holiday!
My daughter and I put up the Xmas decorations the other day — at her prodding. She and I looked wryly at each other as we positioned the...

Cassie Stockamp
Dec 10, 20203 min read
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A Rolling Vision Quest around some lakes...
I came home from a year of volunteering and exploring my way around the world and quickly realized I hadn’t given my own country the same...

Cassie Stockamp
Sep 29, 202015 min read
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My friend.....
I had invited him over for coffee the other day as he has completed several epic bike rides including riding around Lake Michigan. A...

Cassie Stockamp
Jun 26, 20205 min read
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Oh dear god...
So yesterday a fellow college age co-worker at the liquor store (Yes, I’m a job hopper following the allure of big bucks from generous...

Cassie Stockamp
Jun 21, 20204 min read
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