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25 things…that are not the 25 things about me list!! haha i totally siked you out


1. Why does everyone feel the need to make up some lame excuse about why they're talking about themselves for 25 things? "everyone else is doing it" "im bored at work" "oh my gosh i can't believe im doing this!... Continue Reading →

UnEmployed Diaries: Na na why can’t I get a job?


Do you have a job? Yes? lucky you. Even without employment, I'm still in a uniform. Its sweats/yoga pants, a stained shirt i'm too depressed and un-busy to put in the laundry, unbrushed hair, and a permanent pout on my... Continue Reading →

Nothing like a nice cross country flight after a plane crash!


Flew back to California yesterday on a nice Delta flight, but boy I tell you, people were paying quiiiiite a bit more attention to the safety information this time around! Ooooh you could hear those seatbelts click click click. After,... Continue Reading →

The Sweet, Sweet South


I asked only one thing of my trip to Georgia - to come back with a pair of overalls from Walmart. And Walmart has failed me. Dagnabbit. What I don't understand is if Walmart isn't selling them, where are all... Continue Reading →

Georgia on my mind – Conversations with Jack


So my three year old brother Jackson is undeniably cute. He knows it, too. Fun things happen when Jack is around, although he turns a bit bipolar if you take away his light saber. Anyway he comes up to me... Continue Reading →

Georgia on my mind – day One review


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 →

I was born a ramblin’ (wo)man…


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 →

This light will shine when all else fades


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 →

Raquel ama Nicaragua!


I never thought I´d be ringing in 2009 locked inside a religious compound in urban Nicaragua, streets exploding with home made firecrackers and singing praise songs into the night with a bunch of people I´ve grown up with at church,... Continue Reading →

Home Sweet Chaotic Home


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 →

Gringa Diaries: Inkan Trail Day Four….and we didnt take the train because…..?


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 →

Gringa Diaries: Inkan Trail Day Three


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 →

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