this day comes and goes every year. and every year i write some brave little toaster that could blog about how I am unaffected by the Hallmark-endorsed charade of love that is February 14. Every year I boldly declare how... Continue Reading →
1. my favorite flowers are sweet peas. neither sweet nor peas. talk amongst yourselves. 2. my favorite food is cottage cheese. totally plain, right out of the carton, with a fork. 3. im scared of horses. i blame summer camp... Continue Reading →
Super Walmart visits: One. Thoughts? A fascinating, if not aesthetically pleasing view of a crosssection of Georgians. Super Walmart also sells e ver y thing. Vegetables, guns, beer, guacamole, tires, Johnny Cash tshirts, and flannel. You can rent movies, get... Continue Reading →
Rounding out five months of travel with a nice week long sojourn to the deeeeep South tomorrow....thats right, I'm going to Georgia to visit my pappy! I guess he's not really "pappy." I think thats for grandpas. And he's only... Continue Reading →
I'm home! Again! I'd only been home two weeks, thrown into the tornado of Christmas and holiday spirit, and I don't think I adequately processed my four month Gringa Fest before I found myself back on a plane, back in... Continue Reading →
Four months trekking through Central and South America, its nice to be back to the comforts of home. Nestled safely in the bosom of my family, I have much to be thankful for, and one goal this Navidad: to not... Continue Reading →
Day Four! Its finally here! I remember sometime in the distant past, months and months ago, looking up things about the Inkan Trail online, and thinking how cool it all sounded on the world wide web machine, and how excited... Continue Reading →
Day's Theme: I think I hate the Inkas. I definitely hate their trail. Having survived Dead Woman's Pass without actually physically dying, being treated to banana flambe and pisco sour by our lovely cooks, and camping in the looming shadows... Continue Reading →
Aw man I love Panama. I'm so glad we've spent quality time here. Tomorrow morning another nice wake up call at 4 something am and then flying to Miami to fly to Peru. I'm confused about the Miami airport part,... Continue Reading →
Today I went through Facebook and found the first ever blog i had posted on there, five years ago. Reading it now, I sound so lost and dumb. I wrote it right before I was graduating from college, and it... Continue Reading →