I recently stumbled upon this prayer next to a drawing at the Cortez Cultural Center. I feel it encompasses everything I’ve learned to value in the past year. Enjoy. Continue reading “Walk in Beauty, A Navajo Prayer”
Category: Travel
El Camino
7/8/11
Today was a big day for me. I came to work early to use the internet and finally commit myself to doing something I’ve been wanting to do for a long time. I bought a plane ticket. To Spain. Continue reading “El Camino”
A Rookie’s Guide to Hiking
A few days ago I did my first big hike of the season. The last time I did the Syncline Loop turned out to be a very…er… interesting experience (you can read about that fateful day here, if you haven’t already). Although I thoroughly enjoyed the part of the hike I spent on my own, I felt a little cheated on the second half and decided to give it another swing. Continue reading “A Rookie’s Guide to Hiking”
Moonlight Meadows
At 9am this past Monday morning (my Saturday, as my days off are Monday-Tuesday) I had an interview for a ski instructor position at Keystone. By 10, they had offered me the job.
That was the start of my amazing weekend. Continue reading “Moonlight Meadows”
Telluride, CO
I was first supposed to visit Telluride, Colorado sometime in July. Something came up however and my travel buddy couldn’t make it, so I rescheduled for the same weekend with a different crew, which ended up falling through as well. Since then I’ve been within hours of the place a multitude of times, often with the intention of at least a day visit, but some distraction has always come up and sent me in another direction. So a few weeks ago – almost a month ago actually, wow how time flies! – when a friend from home was up visiting, I decided to take the opportunity to show her the diversity of the area, and finally get my butt to Telluride. Continue reading “Telluride, CO”
Baby Bro in Canyonlands
I’ve been telling people to come visit me since the moment I stepped foot in this place, more for their sake than mine, and last week in one day I got the news that I would soon have not one but two visitors – a good friend at the end of this month, and my baby brother this past weekend. Continue reading “Baby Bro in Canyonlands”
Mesa Verde
My days off have been all over the place lately. Usually they are Sunday/Monday, but due to some seasonal staff rotation they’ve recently been changed to Monday/Tuesday. The past few weeks have been especially strange in addition to this change, as I gave up a day off for a 3-day weekend two weeks ago, and covered for a co-worker this last weekend, causing my days off to be Monday/Thursday.
So as I sat at breakfast Wednesday morning, I pondered out loud to my tablemate what I should do with my odd day off.
“Want to go to Colorado?” he said.
“Sure, let’s go to Mesa Verde.” Continue reading “Mesa Verde”
Why I Will Never Fly American Airlines Again
This post is long overdue, but the fact that I’m still angry enough to write about the incident a month and a half after it occurred definitely says something.
It took me three days, four airports, and two airlines to get home from spring break. This is my sad, sad story. Continue reading “Why I Will Never Fly American Airlines Again”
The Dominican Republic
For spring break this year my mom and I traveled to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic to visit our newly relocated family. This was the first time I had been to this part of the island for an extended period of time, as my family were previously all living in the capital, Santo Domingo. Punta Cana is located on the easternmost tip of the island, has one of the longest stretches of white sand beaches in the Caribbean, and might be one of the most beautiful places I have ever experienced. Continue reading “The Dominican Republic”
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