River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze Book Review
River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze by Peter Hessler I probably should have written this…
Paracas National Reserve & the Ballestas Islands
I love big, open skies. I love deserts and oceans, and I love the deep, saturated…
Sandboarding in Huacachina, Peru
Question: What’s four hours from Lima, feels like you’re in the Sahara desert, and is insanely…
Exploring the Garden City: Lima, Peru
I’ve visited Lima twice in the past two years, the first time as my final destination and…
Chasing Chaos Book Review
Chasing Chaos: My Decade in and Out of Humanitarian Aid by Jessica Alexander, 2013 Not long ago,…
The Things I Do for Money: Fireworks Tent
There has always been one source of funds that I’ve relied upon since I was 16,…
Two Visits to Cusco, Peru
After seeing the city twice, there are too few photos that I have of this incredible…
Book Review: Oracle Bones
Oracle Bones by Peter Hessler, 2006 It was just over a year ago that I picked…
Thoughts on Graduation
As I procrastinate on the last essay of my undergraduate career, I can’t help but ponder…
Visiting the Real Cuba in La Regla
We took a ferry over to a La Regla, a neighborhood noted in the Lonely Planet,…
Havana in Pictures
To say that it’s been a while would be an understatement. While this isn’t the longest…
Street Art: Cuba’s Callejon de Hamel
A small center of Afro-Cuban culture with tasty cocktails and poetic murals. Unmissable. …
Hiking the Inca Train Tracks: Machu Picchu on a Shoestring
If you’re a backpacker, a last-minute planner, or a broke traveler like me, visiting highlight destinations…
What Does it Mean to Travel Responsibly?
Understanding what it means to travel responsibly and implementing those practices is so important. It allows us to…
Going Abroad with My Boyfriend
In honor of Valentines Day, I have this thing that I want to address that I’m…
Next Stop Latin America Explorer
It’s no secret that I’ve fallen in love with Latin America. I was able to spend…