Are you looking for what we’re looking for? The perfect place to eat a sandwich in North America? Finally, I am…
Did Juneau where I’m currently living?
Recently I took a good, hard look at myself and realized that I no longer fit my sexy internet alter ego, Lana del Rayna. Maybe that was giving my family of Facebook friends the wrong impression about what I’m really like in person. Perhaps they thought my life was like an Instagram, that I always…
“Winter is over.” My coworker was telling me, deadpan. “Spring’s time.” First and foremost, I wanted to believe her. But if I looked to my left…
It was an almost normal day. I was sweating profusely and capping off a week of learning a new skill. Being from Kansas, I never thought that someday I’d be willingly swimming with the fishes. But here I was, on the coast of Colombia, holding a real life certificate stating…
The Alaskan guide life had many perks: incredible vistas, kayaking all day, and free whale watching (the sea faring whales and the cruise faring ones.) But one perk was hands down the perkiest. It’s hard to describe in one brief phrase, so allow me to paint a picture for you. There I was: sweaty…
I woke up on the Fourth of July in a mild panic. My biggest fear was not that I was inadequate- it was that McDonalds would have limited hours due to the holiday. I blindly clamored for my phone, went to speed dial, and talked to Linda. She reassured me that the establishment was open, and would…
repost 2015
I heard recently that you can fall in love with a place just as you would fall in love with a person. I’ve been living in this little town in Japan for seven months now and this sentiment feels directed at me. Oda and I have had ups and downs…
The microchip has been compromised.
If you don’t understand that Parks and Rec reference than I suggest you stop whatever you are doing to watch the flu episode. An episode that I could be an extra in right now due to 1) flu season 2) a poorly timed ski field trip and 3) a deep…
