Carl Camembert Henn

04/24/2026

As Americans, we think that the way we live is normal. But what happens when you move to Mexico and try to drive down there?

Why do Americans struggle constantly with road rage, while in Mexico, there seem to be few rules, but no one gets very upset?

All the Excitement of Driving in America Without All the Road Rage

04/20/2026

It's funny how awkward the brand names can be in another language. I just realized that I bought a bottle of GRISI body wash.

The I In Spanish is pronounced like a hard E in English.

Nothing like a good, greasy scrub in the morning.

04/16/2026

Back in kindergarten again. At age 67. Sigh

You Get Older but Somehow It Still Seems Like Being in Kindergarten

04/09/2026

BOOM! Here's this week's blog. It might blow your mind.

Welcome! Wake Up, Sleepyhead, and Smell the Fireworks. What sounds like a cannon blast echoing across Pátzcuaro, Mexico turns out not to be an attack by the cartel or a foreign invasion—but an innocuous, although loud, form of daily tradition. In this humorous essay, an American van lifer, who ha...

04/02/2026

The latest news from my blog, Like a Buffalo Roam, which may be the most humorous, interesting van life blog out there. Or not.

You decide.

What is This Blog Really About? And How Best to Reinvent Yourself? Over the past nine months, this blog has chronicled my deeply personal journey of transformation, capturing my insights on self-reinvention, and on finding the courage to redesign life on your own terms. In this post, I reflect on po...

12/21/2025

Mr. Bones met Camo (short for camouflage) at the dog park on Padre Island yesterday. Camo is a one-year old Catahoula Leopard dog from Louisianna who likes to run and jump and bark even more than Mr. Bones. They had lotsa fun.

I love the name of that breed. Catahoula.

12/05/2025

Hi there, folks. We are not actually in jail, just visiting one. On our way to Mexico for the winter once again. Hope you all stay warm.

Going where the weather suits my clothes

11/28/2025

Grate Expectations for Thanksdriving and Vansgiving

A Van Life View of Thanksgiving at Home and on the Road

11/07/2025

The nomads and roamers out there know that travel can be dangerous, but for most of us, the rewards outweigh the risks.

However, up to 40% of Americans think travel is dangerous, and may stay home to avoid the unknown danger of the open road, only to be tripped up by the hidden dangers of staying home...

A short essay on the danger of traveling and everything else

10/24/2025

This week's blog post is for anyone who has ever hit the road with their dog and dealt with the outdated restrictions (originally because of the threat of rabies, which is virtually nonexistent now) barring them from restaurants or coffee shops even in bad weather

The Pros and Cons of Autumn Vanlife for a Man & His Dog

09/05/2025

Somebody put a madman named Carl Henn on the air in this podcast. Listen at your own risk. Lol. Please take a listen, esp., if you believe that we Americans should have friends around the world, instead of making enemies out of most of our allies.

The podcast series, SoftPower/FulStories, created by Chris Wurst, talks each week to a variety of people, who, for one reason or another, decided to pursue a career in delivering U.S. foreign aid to people in need all over the world. Now, we try to explain why.

I never thought anyone would accuse those of us who worked overseas, supporting health programs, agriculture, democracy, etc., of being part of a criminal enterprise, which is what they labeled USAID, before suddenly dismantling it earlier this year. Shame.

The truth is that USAID was NOT a criminal enterprise, and that the allegations were all proven false and baseless. But that was too late.

Now, we just want to explain to our fellow Americans in simple terms what foreign aid is, how it helps others, and why that should matter to Americans. I like to say that America, powerful as it is, still needs friends around the world, not to be surrounded by enemies.

Think about it. Who wants America to be hated all over the world? Because the minute we stopped providing foreign aid to Africa, Asia, and elsewhere, China and Russia rushed in to persuade our former allies to switch allegiances and side with them against us.

Not a smart move by the Trump Administration. Not good at all.

SP/FS #1: CARL HENN. New podcast, episodes each Friday.Author Carl Henn likes to claim that he has spent two centuries in Africa. And while it may have only ...