I’m kicking off 2017 with some big news – yesterday I quit my job and next month I’m moving to Africa! Uganda, specifically. Words can’t express how excited I am to live abroad again. Some of my friends think I’m insane – I’m quitting a great job to move to Africa, a continent I’ve never visited. … Read more
My yearly review is one of my favorite posts of the year. I love looking back and remembering all the year’s ups and downs. Crazy enough, this is my FIFTH yearly recap! How is that possible?! (By the way, you can read 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015 here.) While according to the internets 2016 was a smoldering … Read more
I hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday! As many long-term readers know, I love to read. As I know many of you are also readers, I wanted to share my favorite books of 2016. Reading this list you’ll notice a few trends. I read lots of non-fiction, i.e. biographies, memoirs, and social criticism books. I also enjoy beautifully written … Read more
In September I headed back to Paris, my one-time home and forever favorite city. It was glorious – the weather was sunny and crisp and the cheese was just as delicious as I remembered. Nom. My week in Paris was part of my two-week vacation to Europe. Two weeks off work felt luxuriously long, and I … Read more
Last month I headed to Rifle, Colorado, one of the best climbing destinations in the United States. Long-time readers may remember I don’t climb – I had a traumatic climbing incident in which I dropped a Tinder date from the top of the wall. No, that is not a joke. #thisiswhyimsingle But despite my fear of … Read more
I have to admit – these days, I don’t do as many things that scare me as in my younger years. Back then, I was fearless – I climbed volcanoes at dawn, rappelled down waterfalls, and attended hostel toga parties in naught but a pink sheet. But far and away, scuba-diving in Iceland was the … Read more
While in Iceland, I knew I wanted to do a food tour. My trip was only four and half days so I figured a food tour would be the perfect crash course in Iceland’s food, culture, and history. And boy, was I right. As you guys know, I’ve done a lot of food tours. This was truly … Read more
Hey guys, I’m off to Europe today! Words cannot express how excited and happy I am. It’s been way too long. I’m headed to France, Belgium and England for two whole weeks (!!!) to see friends and family, and also to revisit places very dear to my heart. I have a weird fascination with other people’s … Read more
Confession – I never used to like waterfalls that much. I had seen Iguazu and Niagara but honestly thought they were overrated and touristy. Why all the fuss? Welp, Iceland changed that. Iceland has so many beautiful waterfalls that I spent two days road-tripping from waterfall to waterfall. My only regret was that I couldn’t see … Read more
Due to its natural beauty, Iceland is an insanely fun place to road trip. Plus, it’s compact – you can circle the entire country in about a week. My friend Adam and I only had four days, so we did a road trip of the southern coast. Although we would’ve enjoyed more time, we still … Read more