After drifting in and out of jet-lagged sleep, consciousness slowly starts to grip my fog-filled mind. Delaying the moment when I open my eyes, I smile, taking in the sounds of the traffic, people, and construction going on right outside my second story window within sight of Centraal Station. I’m sure not too many other […]
The journey begins February 14 and will continue for about six months. Here’s the route: Amsterdam Brazil Charlotte, NC Costa Rica Boston Toronto Minneapolis Seattle Vancouver Korea Philippines Vietnam (possibly Cambodia) Thailand Sweden Norway London Amsterdam Phew, and there we have it. Let me know if we haven’t talked about it already if you’ll be […]
I’m about to join the group of adventurous people, the likes of whom joined Thomas Cook back in 1872, who’ve packed a bag and traveled around the world with it… quite literally. On February 14 I’ll board a plane for what I feel could quite possibly be my biggest adventure yet– my very own round […]
So Saturday night I’m walking under the brightly lit Eiffel Tower with my friend Yesi and I look around at all the people wandering around. I’m in awe at seeing such a wonder-inspiring monument. But then, what to my wandering eyes should appear, a familiar face reading a newspaper on a bench a few steps […]
Going into my fourth month in Europe, I must say my perspective is quite different from when I started. Now that I have a bike, the city passes by me much faster on the street. :) Why did I go so long without one?! When I arrived, it was in the midst of a rare […]