The original plan for my time off had four parts: SE Asia, Central Asia, a brief two week jaunt in Europe, and about a month and a half...

For those who don't recognize this photo, this is the carpet at the Portland Airport with my luggage for the next few months. I’m...

Generally, I enjoy my settled life in Portland. I have a good community of close friends, am close to my family, and have great access to...

brettsbatical was born by bike. One of the perks of my job is that I enjoy a 4 mile bike commute to work and I find that some of my best...