Author Description

Warning: true story, not for the faint of heart. Stuck on a 9 to 5 job, frustrated with life, and at the verge of committing a crime of passion, Rick seeks the means necessary to face his demons and shake up his life in order to become a better man. But why would a sensitive, honest, and heartfelt young man with everything going for him be haunted by such madness? As he grows aware of the forces that drive him, he realizes that he's battling with depression and the habits he'd been using to cope with it have developed addiction. After counseling with shrinks and shamans, he set's out on a quest to seek answers to unanswerable questions, reaching as far as India and Nepal, without ever imagining the greatness he was bound to find. From corporate man to wanderer, and all the stages in between, our kooky narrator takes us on a transformative journey through the world and into the murky depths of the subconscious mind in order to reconnect with the essence of what we truly are. Full of self-depreciating humor that'll make you feel comfortable with your lowest, this story takes you down a rabbit hole of existence, past the borders of the ego, and into a mystical realm where even the toughest of problems can be resolved. Beyond offering an unusual backpackers adventure, EL CAMINANTE exposes a downright battle between the EGO and the SELF; it is a true mind-buster that will enchant any deep soul brave enough to question things that don't make sense, and daring enough to travel all the way to hell (into the depths of the most basic of human conditions) and back. This story is mystical: you're going to feel a lot of things! It might be tough to stomach at times, but stick with it to the end; no matter what you might be going through, you're going to get the sense that everything is going to be alright.