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Todd Wassel

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LaJolla, The United States

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Memoir, Travel, Self Help

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September 2019

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I took a short trip to Japan over 20 years ago and kept going. I've now spent more of my life living aboard than I did growing up in the US.

During the day I run international aid projects that hopefully make the world a nicer place. In the early mornings and late evenings I'm either writing, walking or relaxing on a porch, preferably with a drink and a view. I'm a sucker for strong coffee, adventures, and friends who pretend they haven't heard all of my stories.

WALKING IN CIRCLES is my debut book, but I've written in other back alleyways too. I write regularly on my website ToddWassel.com. I won the People’s Choice Award in the Southeast Asia Travel Writing Competition and have been featured in Lonely Planet, the Diplomat and ABC Australia. ...more

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Average rating: 4.36 · 236 ratings · 42 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors

	Walking in Circles: Finding Happiness in Lost Japan (Round Earth Book 1) 4.35 avg rating — 226 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Travel Stories Collection (The Travel Stories Series) by Alyson Sheldrake (Goodreads Author), Adrian Sturrock (Goodreads Author), Alexandra Palcic 4.80 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2021	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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What Uncertainty Teaches Us About Change

The Maze of Life Updated on March 31st, 2020 during lock-down in Laos with my family as we wait out the COVID-19 Pandemic

Over the past 20 years I have traveled and worked in an out of conflict zones, balanced a growing family in a shifting world of job insecurity and risk, and learned to make decisions with scraps of information together with with a big bag of hope. None of this has been easy. It has always