Growing up I initially didn't do much dating. This was probably in part because I towered over every boy at the middle school dances, coming up just shy of 6 feet at the ripe age of 13. I remember at that point feeling insecure (like a lot of us in middle school), because these were … Continue reading The World Built a Hole in my Heart
· Day 1 - Rome · Airbnb · River Tiber · Pantheon · Piazza Navona · Sant'Eustachio il Caffè · Aventine Hill · Giardino deli Aranci · Knights of Malta Keyhole · Roseto di Roma Capitale · Circo Massimo · Trastevere · Dar Poeta · Italian Gelato · · Day 2 - Rome · Vatican Museums · Sistine Chapel · Grazie and Graziella · Fontana di Trevi · · Day 3 - Rome · Cycling · The … Continue reading Rome + Venice + Florence, Italy | Veni, Vidi, Amavi
Hello loves - I'm super excited to be sharing my first OOTD post! People often ask how I put outfits together, especially when I live out of a suitcase the majority of the time. I wanted to share in particular this style, because its pieces come from places all over! I definitely think of … Continue reading Easy Breezy Summer Stylin’ | OOTD
Call me an optimist. I'll accept the title wholeheartedly. And no, that doesn't mean I'm disconnected from reality. Our world is overflowing with contradictions, failure and aggravation. Not all roads merge, and some people don't care about things that others would give their life for. We live as a blink in a larger view, and with the devastation … Continue reading 5 Small Ways to Make the World a Better Place
Theatre fans across the world are mourning today. All humans united (indulge me here) this past year with the common goal to someday, some way, somehow see Hamilton the Musical with the original cast. New Yorkers and tourists alike, unable to afford the staggering prices of actual tickets, eagerly have entered the lottery every day, hoping … Continue reading How Hamilton is Teaching us to Rise Up
· Avenida Paulista · Chocolates Brasil Cacao · Museu de de Arte de São Paulo · Cemitério da Quarta Parada · Beco do Batman · Caipirinha · Vento Haragano Churrascaria · Templo de Salomão · Mercado Municipal · Pastel de Bacalhau · Agua de Côco · Páteo do Colégio · São Paulo Cathedral · By the best arrangement of circumstances, I received a job assignment that sent me … Continue reading São Paulo, Brazil
You've got a trip tomorrow. You tried to plan ahead to pack for this one, but once again you find yourself stuffing everything into a suitcase the night before. It's a two-person job to get the zipper to close, and then you keep your fingers crossed at the airport that the bag doesn't exceed the … Continue reading A Flight Attendant’s Guide to Packing
· Pine Street · The Original Nordstrom · Pike Place Market · Elliott Bay Waterfront · Ellenos · Gum Wall · Olympic Sculpture Park · Space Needle · Belltown · The Original Starbucks · Rachel's Ginger Beer · Capital Hill · The Elliott Bay Book Company · Oddfellow's Cafe + Bar · Molly Moon's Homemade Ice Cream · Not the typical way you hear Seattle described, right? Well, when … Continue reading Seattle, WA
The photo above was taken years ago at a wedding my family attended together. Never having a place to put it, I kept it archived on my phone, and would pull it out from time to time because it made me feel all sorts of happy. In this one moment, I feel like the love … Continue reading The Love Story that Changed my Life
· Manneken Pis · Grote Markt/Grand Place · The Waffle Factory · Delirium Cafe · Celtica · Brussels Stock Exchange · I have loved getting to share my adventures, but in writing about my trips to Brussels, I feel a strong need to extend past my normal prose. Brussels, Belgium in one of the most peaceful and delightfully charming places I … Continue reading Brussels, Belgium | Make Waffles, Not War
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