November 8th, 2016
It was hard not to feel like I was on top of the world when I woke up in rural Bolivia on November 8th, 2016—and not just because I was 14,000+ feet above sea...
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My First Visit to Costa Rica’s Jaguar Rescue Center: The Tour That Started It All
I vowed in a recent post to start writing the posts that I want to write instead of the posts I feel I should write. So where better to start than one of the...
Ventures, Values, Visions for Venga, Vale, Vamos
When I started this blog nearly twelve years ago, it was out of pure passion: passion for building websites, for learning my way around WordPress, and for sharing my excitement as my junior year...
How to Be a Catalyst for Political Change, Wherever You Live
A lot has happened since I started this post. There seems to be no end in sight for the coronavirus pandemic, at least in the U.S. And now the unjustified murder of George Floyd...
2019: The Travel Year in Review
“Happy New Year!” I proclaim, blowing an imaginary noisemaker, throwing invisible confetti, and conveniently ignoring the fact that I’m a month late in posting my end-of-year roundup. Forgive me for my unseemly procrastination, but...
Kudos to the Caucasus: Why I Fell In Love with Georgia, Armenia & Azerbaijan
Two years ago, a return to the real world lay on the horizon, and I knew I couldn’t finish my round-the-world backpacking adventure without one last hurrah. And where better to do that than...
5 Astounding Places to Visit in Africa: Travel Destinations on My Bucket List
54 remarkably diverse countries, one enormous continent, and only two stamps in my passport. Aside from a couple of unbelievable trips to Morocco, Africa is one place that I have yet to explore. Africa...
2018: The (Very Belated!) Travel Year in Review
I know, I know! We’re already a third of the way through 2019, and here I am talking about 2018. But since 2011, I’ve finished off each year by looking back on the places...
