One Little Thing is a new series of posts that I am trying out where I write a short post highlighting one place, experience, or product from my travels. I want to be able to talk about things that I like that I maybe haven’t been able to work into a post in another way. …
I love books. I have loved books and reading since I was a kid. I struggled to learn how to read, but even before I could read on my own I loved being read to. Once I finally cracked the code to reading on my own, reading soon became one of my favorite things to …
Spain is a country practically bursting with churches. When I traveled there in Spring 2017, it seemed that every town I visited, even the smaller ones, had at least one old church dating back a few hundred years, while the larger cities had one or more massive cathedrals that were as old or older. Enter …
An old seminary, a hiking trail, and a terrible pair of shoes. This post was originally published on Medium in July. It was 84 degrees and clear skies all around as we made our way to Saint Edward State Park. Located in Kenmore, Washington, the park is named after the long-closed seminary that was built next to …
This post originally appeared on Medium. Last week, I made my way into Seattle with my boyfriend to check out Scarecrow Video. Located in the University District, Scarecrow Video is a video rental store and non-profit organization that is home to more than 130,000 titles, and is currently the largest independent collection of videos in the …
Photo by Jessica Ruscello on Unsplash This post was originally published on Medium in January. From travel guides to memoirs, there are a ton of travel books out there to choose from if you want to go far without leaving the comfort of your bed. I’ve always been fascinated with travel and hearing about new places, …
There’s plenty to eat, see, and do in this Pacific Northwest city. Bellingham is a mid-sized city in northwest Washington, just a little south of the Canadian border. Home to Western Washington University, this may not be the first place that comes to mind when thinking of vacation spots in Washington, but in reality there …
Last July I went to Yellowstone. I’ve written before about how I wasn’t exactly the most excited to go, primarily because I really, really, really hate camping. So you might wonder, why would I even go to Yellowstone, if I knew camping would be involved and I hate it so much? The most honest answer …
A while back, I wrote a blog post on the various ways U.S. citizens can live and teach English legally in Spain. One of the programs I mentioned was Meddeas, an organization that works to place individuals in schools to work as Language Assistants. I was later contacted by Maria, who works in the Communication …
Now that I’ve recommitted to posting on this blog more regularly (I mean it this time, I swear!)(Is what I say every time), I thought I would start doing what I intended to do months ago, and do wrap-up posts at the end of the month. January has felt really busy, and I can’t believe …