Alison Chino

Walking While Sheltering: Changing Plans and Shifting Perspective I was meant to be flying home from Italy today after a week of walking in Umbria and a week of retreating in Tuscany.    It’s strange how far away that feels as a possibility now. I do believe I will return to Italy one day, but …

Spring has officially arrived at Augustana. And I am super grateful. All of our other local trails have now closed, so we are walking at Augustana every day. I notice new flowers opening up every day. Even if a lot of the trees are still bare, the grass is green. On our street, this tulip …

Walking at Home in the Arkansas Ozarks Simon got out of school for a two-week spring break on March 6th. Our plan was to head to Arkansas, soak up time with friends and family for a couple of weeks before Taido would fly down and join us. Then Taido was going to drive home with …