Team Wanderlust photo essay

Tibet - While exploring the rough and rugged Tibetan Plateau, I'd spotted this yak nomad with a cool looking dagger on his belt. I wanted it, badly. I’d read that nomads loved to haggle, so I approached him to bargain for it. Only problem was he didn't speak English and I didn't speak Tibetan. No problem. Money has never needed words, only numbers. So we ended up haggling for it by scribbling our prices down in the dirt. He'd trace his overly-priced number on the ground, then I'd counter it with my own ridiculously-low price. We, along with the big group of nomads that crowded around us, would then burst into laughter at each other’s crazy bids. It was hilarious! This went back and forth for what seemed an eternity. But we were loving every minute of it. In the end I got my dagger, he got his money, and we all had a great laugh while doing so. We also got to experience a bit of each other's culture. It was amazing. This is what traveling is all about. (P.S. When I unsheathed the dagger, it still had dried yak blood all over it! How cool is that!? That much more authentic. Love it.)