Ever since I was 18 years old, I’ve been on the move. I left the comfort of my home state for the promise of California sunshine and was instantly enamored with the change of scenery and the chance to be a…
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Happy Thanksgiving from Colombia
I hadn’t even realized until right now, this very moment, that this will be the fourth consecutive year I’ve been overseas for Thanksgiving. It’s probably the one holiday I miss the most when I’m away. I certainly miss it more than…
New York Revisited: Nostalgia and Excitement, But Not Longing
The light of morning illuminated the Manhattan skyline as my plane touched down at Newark Liberty International Airport. My heart skipped a beat at the sight of the city I’d left almost exactly three years earlier, the city I’d left…
The Things I’ll Miss Most About “Home”
I may not say it very often, but there are a lot of great things about being here in Washington. I don’t really consider it my home anymore, because as they say, “Home is where the heart is,” and my…
Art for Art’s Sake at New York’s 21st Precinct
New York and street art. The two go together like peas and carrots…like peanut butter and jelly…like tequila and lime! They’re inextricably intertwined, street art and New York; you can’t think of one without conjuring the other. It’s no surprise, then,…
Leaving is hard too
I had another post planned for today, but with less than three weeks until I leave home for good on my next foreign adventure (and I haven’t even told you where I’m going yet, how rude!), I found myself feeling…
Month in Review: July 2014
Things are about to get a little more intimate around here. Starting NOW I’ll be doing roundup-style posts at the end of each month, highlighting some of the things going on in my life aside from all the travel-related stuff. Leave…
9 Little Travel Essentials I’ll Never Leave Home Without Again
Compact. Lightweight. Versatile. If every item I packed for my travels could be described using these exact three words, I’d be the World’s Most Efficient Packer and no doubt collect my Nobel Prize shortly thereafter. They’d have to create a new category especially for…
30 Before 30: The Challenge
WHOA. Am I really already thinking about turning 30? I just turned 27 two months ago! I’m only just in my late twenties, it’s far too early to think about the big three-oh. …Or is it? Today I’m talking about…
5 Questions Travelers Need To Stop Asking
Is it just me, or is anyone else tired of answering the same goddamn questions each and every time you set foot in a new city? Each and every time you arrive at a new hostel? Each and EVERY time you…
