Hey, everyone! I have SO MUCH to fill you all up on. It has been a pretty loaded week. I haven’t had a chance to sit down and type this out until now… I’ve been busy driving around the South Island of Aotearoa New Zealand and sleeping in my van haha. However, I am currently… Read More From Queenstown to Greymouth
Hi, everyone! This past week was a good one. Saturday was another lonnnnng day, taking a coach trip to Milford Sound – but it was worth it. It was my final visit to that beloved region. It was interesting to go on another cruise along the sound. In a way, it serves as a bookend… Read More Farewell to Fiordland
Hey, everyone! While I didn’t really do much exploring the past week, it was certainly quite eventful. From birthdays to work parties to movie nights and dinners with friends… it’s been busy! Winter Staff Party The main event that everyone at the hostel/work was excited for was our work party. It’s not guaranteed, but typically… Read More Queenstown Cowboys
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 absolute pinnacle of my week was sitting front row at my favorite musician’s gig in Queenstown last night. However, it has been a really lovely week. Read on! Playing Chinchón After work one day, Marcos, one of my Argentinian friends from the hostel, invited me to join him and some of his… Read More All About Amanda Palmer (…and some other less important things)
Alabama is the sequel to my Tennessee post and it’s the true reason I went on this trip to begin with. I have a habit of keeping an ongoing bucket list of locations I want to explore and one day on Reddit I happened across a post regarding the glow worms of Alabama. There are… Read More Where to Find Glow Worms in Alabama
This was my first time flying standby alone so I wasn’t sure how my flight to Tennessee was going to go. It went mostly without hiccups, except for the single most annoying thing that could probably happen – I wasn’t able to make the flight I had wanted to! This happens, though, especially on a… Read More An Introduction to Tennessee
01. chicago to denver to reno to lake tahoe Matt is the one who put this whole thing together, and I’m especially thankful for that. He found us a place to stay (with his incredibly gracious friend), had ideas on what to do, and he got me a free flight out there. Thanks, Matt! We… Read More Lake Tahoe Travelin’
01. leaving chicago My flight was pretty late in the evening (9.45pm), which I haven’t experienced yet, so I was hoping it would go smoothly which for the most part it did… except when I actually got to the airport. There’s always this anxiety to begin with because I don’t like going through security, and… Read More Origins: Jordan, Israel, and Poland
01. – nov. 24 Happy Thanksgiving! Wow. What a completely surreal day it’s been. I’ve been planning this trip since June and it’s finally been realized. There were so many factors against me getting here – potential airport workers striking, Thanksgiving holiday travel madness, thunderstorms, and a third party ticket that was super cheap but… Read More Exploring Iceland in November