Van Life!
I bought a camper van! At the beginning of 2020, I began looking for a cargo van that I could convert into a camper van…a dream I held since graduating…
My Book Update: Blue Skies is Coming!
March 16, 2020 – the day I left Ukraine. It’s been one year since I said a painful and sudden goodbye to my life in Ukraine: my friends, my colleagues,…
Avoid Getting Scammed in Morocco
Planning your first trip to Morocco? Been scammed in the past? Then you’ve come to the right blog post! No traveler ever wants to admit that they’ve been scammed. From…
Blue Skies – An Unexpected Journey Home
I’ve waited a week to write this post as life still feels frozen to me. I have moments where I feel like I am just a body going through the…
Coffee as Language of Communication
I never thought I’d write a post about coffee, but I love it too much not to. As my friends can tell you, over the last few years of traveling,…
Riding the Wave of Loneliness – The Silence of Living Abroad Solo
Eight weeks. Eight full weeks of adventuring to new corners of the world and to familiar ones, of laughing with friends who I couldn’t imagine life without, of being reunited…
A Journey of Love & Self – Three Months in Ukraine
I sat down on an antique floral couch in the corner of a cozy cafe. I was in Olomouc, a small city in the Czech Republic on day five of…
My First Time Heading East – Kramatorsk, Ukraine
When people hear that I live in Ukraine, the first question they usually ask is “Is it safe?”. I feel comfortable saying yes, as my experience has been in the…
Leaving My Life Behind and Moving to Ukraine
Have you ever looked at a picture and not recognized yourself? When I look at this photo, I hardly feel like the same girl in the picture! It feels like…
A Week of Adventures and Orientation in Lviv, Ukraine
It’s hard to believe that I’ve been traveling for one week already! On Sunday, June 23rd, I departed from Newark Airport and arrived in Venice on June 24th. I spent…