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I recently celebrated my thirty-fourth birthday by doing the thing I love the very most: traveling. This number doesn’t signify a major milestone by any means, but it does mean I’ve just entered my mid-thirties – and it made me stop to reflect on how traveling at 34 looks far different than traveling at 24. …
Nope, not my blog name – my name-name.
Eighteen months. That’s how long it’s been since I’ve last logged in to this space – my own space – on the internet. So much has happened in the last year and a half, but in truth, my day-to-day looks about the same as it did the last time I posted here. There were so …
This feels weird – everything feels so strange. I haven’t been sleeping well, and I’ve woken up in a state of confusion each morning since Sunday ( as such, this post is a little out of the ordinary – more train-of-thought than planned content). As a whole, social-distancing and borderline self-quarantining isn’t that drastically different …
It didn’t hit until recently that a new decade is beginning, I guess because we’ve already experienced so many new beginnings recently. 2019 was a big year for us, with an interstate move, our first big family vacation together, and injuries that impacted both travel and our day-to-day quality of life. With these changes, it …
“it’s not the heat, it’s the humidity.”
Have you ever been asked to recount your trip experiences and found yourself unable to respond? You know you had a great weekend away, but your mind somehow goes blank when it’s time to share. For a moment it feels almost as if your getaway never happened. Why do we do this? Travel is simultaneously …
“Culture shock” is a term usually reserved for the way you feel when you travel to a culture vastly different than your own. But I think the biggest culture shock I’ve ever experienced occurred upon my return from Europe. Michael and I had just returned from our first major international trip* – two weeks in …
Travel is incredible. It has given me so much over the years: a vastly more open mind, a broader appreciation for our differences, a closer connection to many folks around the world, a better understanding of how others live, and a changed mindset on what it takes to be happy. Despite all of these wonderful …
Another 10×10 Challenge is in the books! Find the previous Spring 10×10 posts here: Preview | 1-3 | 4-6 | 7-10 I wanted to share my thoughts on the Spring 10×10 with you after I’ve had a little time to mull it over. On the agenda today is a look at all ten outfits, my …