Cassie StockampFeb 1611 minMy 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 StockampDec 12, 20218 minYup, 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 StockampOct 14, 20213 minTending 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 StockampOct 6, 20215 minIt’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 StockampFeb 7, 20218 minA 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 StockampJan 14, 20213 minMy 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 StockampDec 10, 20203 minCheers 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 StockampSep 29, 202015 minA 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 StockampJun 26, 20205 minMy 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 StockampJun 21, 20204 minOh 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 StockampApr 28, 20206 minWhat a wild chapter:Living in the time of a pandemic, finding a job as an essential worker and creating space for a roommate with Parkinson’s I was in...
Cassie StockampMar 21, 20209 minExploring Colombia, a bruised ego, and living with the pandemic...So it was a wild experience feeling the transfer of fear and anxiousness from those around me in response to what felt like an unraveling...
Cassie StockampFeb 6, 20205 minWhat Have I Learned? 34 notions...It was 91 degrees in Amed, Bali and I was sitting on the steps of an Indomaret mulling over the year while eating a roll of coffee...
Cassie StockampJan 23, 20204 minAn Experiment in Vanity Gone Waaayyy Wrong... LOL!So this whole little goof began in Sri Lanka last March after making friends with two young delightful women from Berlin. When we...
Cassie StockampJan 11, 20203 minHomecoming!One rather gloomy winter day, I found myself slowly ambling around the halls of the Chicago Merchandise Mart peering into the showrooms...
Cassie StockampJan 3, 20203 minBali.... it’s the small things.So I was awakened one morning by the 4:30am call of the rooster and rolled over to find a dead snake lying next to my bed. That was the...
Cassie StockampDec 5, 20194 minThe Shaman...I met Made at a dive shop and followed him on my scooter over windy, hilly roads that hugged the beautiful Amed shore line. Made was an...
Cassie StockampNov 26, 20194 minFeel the Fear and Do It Anyway....Gede (pronounced with two short “Es”; accent on the second) was the 20 year old that picked me up from the airport after a LONG travel...
Cassie StockampNov 1, 20193 min“Trust in God, but tie your camel...” (Cape Town Wrap-Up!)What a fitting way to conclude my time in Cape Town - an insightful Uber ride to the airport. This time the driver wasn’t a immigrant or...
Cassie StockampOct 23, 20196 minThe 88 Year Old Star Finder...The synchronicities of South Arica continue to amaze me. The other day I pulled up a Ted Talk that I had queued in my email over a year...