Echoes of a Journey
A Living Journal
Join me on my journey through all the ups and downs of life. I do not shy away from sharing my thoughts, feelings, and experiences.
Echoes of a Journey: Issue 2, February 2026
I’m turning 36! Time to reflect on a life filled with distractions from writing. Let’s embrace chaos and seek fulfillment through writing and content creation despite financial uncertainties and irrational decisions.
Echoes of a Journey: Issue 1, January 2026
In 2026 I will follow my schedule.Mondays.Wednesdays.Fridays.I will sit down and stream.9:00am-12:00pm7:00pm-10:00pmThese are the time slots you will find me live on Twitch. In 2026, I will upload my streams in an episodic format to YouTube.Monday through Friday, I will have new videos.They go live at8:00am4:00pmDepending on what games I’m playing. In 2026, I will…
Echoes of a Journey: Another Year Gone By
Floating. That’s what 2025 felt like. Not moving forward or backward, just suspended. Days passed, then weeks, then somehow an entire year. I streamed. I taught classes. I wrote a novel. On paper, it looks productive, even impressive. In reality, it all blurred together, rushing by so quickly that I’m still trying to figure out…
Echoes of a Journey: Late Reflections on Japan, Where to Go Now
It’s been a while since I dived into Echoes of a Journey. Life has a way of pulling you in a dozen directions at once, and sometimes the past just sits there, waiting for you to turn around and really look at it. We’re coming up on two years since my brief time in Japan.…
Jesús M. Rivera 