I left Boston on August 16 in the evening for my three flights to Pune, India. Bidding my family goodbye, I dove into the TSA ocean at Logan airport. The flight from Boston to Paris went smoothly–only 5 and a half hours. As we took off from Boston the sun was glowing red, casting reflections … Continue reading
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A New Adventure
I started off the summer turning 21 on a plane to Haiti and after spending just one week with the children at Proje Espwa fell in love with them and promised myself I would return someday soon. After three days at home I set off on my next adventure to New Orleans where I helped … Continue reading
An Unexpected Guest: how to behave when a bear comes to dinner
“Bear, bear, bear!” I had shouted at my sister earlier that weekend as she unceremoniously dumped orange remains from the cutting board onto the dirt at our camp site. The English language failing me, it was all I could instinctively verbalize. She rolled her eyes, kicking dirt over the spot where the smelly bear snack … Continue reading
Left Behind: rediscovering trinkets of our travels
Last week I asked readers to share stories about things they’ve left behind on their travels. From the intentional to the not-so-intentional, their replies ran the gamut from post-it notes left carefully placed in a stranger’s path to entire suitcases forfeited to a hotel employee in China. We’ve all had to let go of things … Continue reading
Dear Life…
I stumbled across the “Dear Life” letters on So Many Places the other day and fell in love with the concept. Kim asks that we take just a few minutes out of our days to write a letter of gratitude back to life. To appreciate the things we’re thankful for and to share those sentiments … Continue reading
Point and Purpose: a new image
If you hadn’t noticed from the recent posts on my blog bearing the familiar red patch, I’ve found myself totally engaged in Yeah Write these past few days. The weekly challenges give me a community of writers to get feedback from and offer feedback to, and the challenges posed in 31 Days to a Better … Continue reading
Letting Go: forgotten trinkets of our travels
We’ve all accidentally left things behind on our travels: that nice new pair of sunglasses that are sitting on the desk in the hotel you just checked out of, the cellphone you left in the bathroom of that sketchy restaurant, the credit card you must have dropped at some point during your walk. It happens … Continue reading
In the World this Week: my favorite posts
It’s been a little while since I’ve done a post about some of my favorite blogs and bloggers. And this week I’m done being selfish, I want to share some of my favorite posts from the world this week with all of you. From the birth of a new prince in England to the 109th … Continue reading
Man of Teal
More than 2 million passengers board 30,000 flights every day in the United States. They are the people we stand behind in line, the people we roll our eyes at for fumbling with their belt before walking through the scanner, the people we squirm to avoid bumping arms with during flight. And once in a … Continue reading
Top 9 Free Things to do in DC
Despite the fact that the median household income in Washington, DC is $59,290 (nearly $7,000 more than the median household income in the US: $52,762), it turns out there are lots of free things to do here. Our day on capital hill was spent witnessing the birth of a bill, looking at paintings by Nelson … Continue reading
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