Hey, everyone! I returned from Southern Illinois a few hours ago, having spent the long weekend at a place that I only recently learned of… called Snake Road. This is a place that’s part of Shawnee National Forest that is home to the (I think?) largest snake migration in the United States. Every spring and… Read More Snake Road
Hey, everyone. Well, it’s been a few months since I’ve made one of these blog posts. Mostly because… I’ve been back in Chicago, adjusting to domestic life once again after spending so much time away. Today, I returned from a super-ambitious 5-day loop around Lake Michigan with my parents and my nephew. I wanted to… Read More The Lake Michigan Circle Tour
Hey, everyone! It has been a while. I’ve now returned back to the mainland, after 15 months away. I wanted to do a write-up offering some glimpses into my time in Maui. There’s much to cover after almost three months on the island. How to condense it into one blog post? I’ll do my best.… Read More Glimpses of Maui
Hey, everyone! Wow, it’s been over two months since I’ve last done one of these posts. Aside from posting on social media, I have kept my time in Maui relatively quiet. There’s something about Hawai’i that makes me want to just… keep it to myself. During my first trip to the Big Island, I shared… Read More Holiday Inside of a Holiday: Kaua’i (AKA Ka-WOW)
Hey, everyone! Well… it has been a minute. I am just a few days away from beginning the next and final (for now) leg of my longer term travels. I’ll be starting in Taiwan on the 20th of February. I’ll talk more on my travel itinerary later, but for now I wanted to chat about… Read More Escaping the Midwest Winter for a Year in Asia
Hey, everyone! This post is going to be formatted a little differently than my usual ones, as it is mostly a “live-tweet” chronicle of a horrendous 48-hour journey from the US back to Aotearoa NZ. I started writing it as a way to process the drama that kept continuously unfolding but ultimately decided to share… Read More The Worst Flight Experience of My Life
Hi, everyone! Well, today is my last full day back in America. While it was only three weeks, it actually felt like a lot longer for me. I feel nice and relaxed having spent so much time with my parents – eating good food, spending time together, and relaxing. It was a proper vacation, which… Read More Time is Weird: Final Days in America
Hey, everyone! The main attraction this week was driving down to Indiana with my parents and nephew in an attempt to see the total solar eclipse. Aside from that, there was a lot of time spent hanging out with my nephew. Surprising Dillan While Dillan knew I was coming home for the eclipse, he didn’t… Read More Total Solar Eclipse: Take Two
Hey, everyone! It’s been a minute since I’ve posted on here but since I’ll be getting back in the groove soon once I head to New Zealand, I wanted to share some of my recent Midwest memories with frequent visits to Chicago, Michigan, and the suburbs. September 1-5 During my last post, I left off… Read More Midwest Memories
I recently got back from a trip to Alaska in June. I have been to a few locations higher up in the northern hemisphere before, but usually I’ve gone in the darker months with the intention to see the northern lights. I’ve been to Iceland, Sweden, Finland, and Norway, all for that reason. Going up… Read More Alaska in June