High in the Andes Mountains of Peru I have found great healing and a space to embody and share the warrior spirit with others.  I served in the Marine Corps Reserves for six years and the National Guard for two years, where I deployed with an airborne infantry unit to Afghanistan.  After this deployment I was in a spiritual crisis, I had PTSD symptoms and a total lack of direction. This feeling of lack of purpose led me to Peru.  My first visit in 2014 coincided with my  firs

There’s no simple way to return to “normal life” after the military. The uniform comes off but the Veteran identity doesn’t. The cost of living only goes up, political tribalism dominates the headlines and it’s easy to fall into isolation. That’s why a lot of Veterans are opting for a life on the beaches in the Dominican Republic, the jungles of Thailand or elsewhere abroad. An increasing number of Veterans are becoming expats, looking for peace, a higher quality of life and