When I Started This Blog
“All of us, regardless of personality, have things we want to feel about this experience of living, even though we might not be able to concretely say what exactly we want to accomplish or be. “Continue Reading
“All of us, regardless of personality, have things we want to feel about this experience of living, even though we might not be able to concretely say what exactly we want to accomplish or be. “Continue Reading
“Two years ago, I had no idea that when I left my beautiful little undergraduate campus, I’d be turning down a path blooming with new travel experiences. I think I started rediscovering myself in Peru, my first destination post-grad.”Continue Reading
The thing about graduating with a cobbled together temporary plan is, time starts to move differently. Continue Reading
I’m irrevocably different than who I was four months ago. Sharper. More assertive. More selfish. More empathetic. Less willing to share myself, but more giving of myself. More okay with being a paradox, with being a crescendo of internal conflict that ebbs and flows and directly correlates with my need to write.Continue Reading
“Why do we have these places, these things, that settle into the folds of our minds like a new idea and eventually flatten out into its recesses, never forgotten but not prioritized?”Continue Reading
Hi! I'm a current US expat and longtime traveler based in Strasbourg, France. I'm here because I fell in love with a Frenchie, and I think and write a lot about the identity implications of loving someone so much that you make lasting changes for them. But that's just part of my story. I have deep backpacker-adventure roots and love hiking and sports, including running, horseback riding, and soccer. In recent years, I've also developed a taste for slow city travel and never take for granted an opportunity to explore a new place and indulge in a delicious meal. Finally, I am also an enormous animal enthusiast and adore opportunities to safely and responsibly interact with them. Nothing puts this complex and beautiful world we all share more into perspective than being in nature.