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Birthdays, Beaches, and Broken Buildings

Birthdays, Beaches, and Broken Buildings

In my favorite Doctor Who episode, Blink, two girls enter an abandoned house. Thus sparks one of my favorite dialogue exchanges Continue Reading

Peru, Peru, South America

Ascent to Machu Picchu

Ascent to Machu Picchu

In my first year teaching English in Prague in 2012, I taught a lot of lessons about travel (surprise!). I Continue Reading

Colombia, India

Don’t Quit Your Day Job: Writing a Novel

Don’t Quit Your Day Job: Writing a Novel

 In November 2016, I began a novel. My decision to write came much earlier. In many ways, it started in Continue Reading

Argentina, South America

Argentine Wine

Argentine Wine

I want to dedicate this Valentine’s Day post to wine, making bad dates slightly more bearable for decades. While I’m Continue Reading

Argentina, Asia, China, Education, North America, South America, USA

Making $200 Before Breakfast

Making $200 Before Breakfast

I stopped taking editing jobs after a string of bad clients over the summer and decided to focus my energy Continue Reading

Argentina, Colombia, South America

Biding Farewell to Colombia

Biding Farewell to Colombia

One of my favorite Leonardo DiCaprio movies is The Beach. If you haven’t seen it, it’s about a backpacker in Continue Reading

Colombia, South America

The Crocodile on the Way to the Bank: Somewhere Between a “Bad Feminist” and “She Was Asking For It”

The Crocodile on the Way to the Bank: Somewhere Between a “Bad Feminist” and “She Was Asking For It”

Spoiler: Nothing horrible happens to me at the end of this post. Sunday morning—Palomino, Colombia. Population: 3,900 people. Palomino consists Continue Reading

Asia, India

Big Fat Punjabi Wedding

Big Fat Punjabi Wedding

I met Happie over the summer quite accidentally. A group of Americans plopped down in the middle of my “not Continue Reading

Asia, India

12 Days of Christmas in Varanasi

12 Days of Christmas in Varanasi

I didn’t spend 12 days in Varanasi, only 3. But it was a pretty amazing place; one of my favorites Continue Reading

Croatia, Europe

Inside a Croatian Wedding

Inside a Croatian Wedding

With Rachel’s bachelorette weekend looming in the near future, and her wedding only 2 weeks away, I’ve been preoccupied with Continue Reading

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