It was only my second ride on a chicken bus. Continue reading “The Baby on the Bus”
Category: Travel
Day 1 in Leon
You guys! I’m in Nicaragua! And it’s amazing! Continue reading “Day 1 in Leon”
A + M 4E
Mazarife, Spain
Email between Austin and I during my time on the Camino de Santiago:
Mariana –
“There is graffiti all over the walls in this albuergue. My bunk feels a lot like summer camp. I sat for a while trying to think of something witty or meaningful to write on the wall. But I was too hungry to be poetic so instead I wrote ´Austin + Mariana 4Ever !!!!´ Now you can never dump me because our relationship has been immortalized as one that lasts forever on the bottom right bunk of room 3 in this albuergue. So there!”
Austin –
“M + A 4E. Nice, you’re 12.”
We’d been dating a year and a half by that point. I was 22. Continue reading “A + M 4E”
My Favorite Spots in Rocky Mountain National Park
I haven’t written nearly enough about my amazing summer living in Rocky Mountain National Park and the exploring that afforded me. Continue reading “My Favorite Spots in Rocky Mountain National Park”
How This Summer Resolved My Quarter-Life Crisis
I walked into the gym on my very first day with the Boys & Girls Club to find near chaos. Continue reading “How This Summer Resolved My Quarter-Life Crisis”
Just Around the River Bend [PhotoEssay]
Because sometimes a Disney Princess provides a much more poetic narrative… Continue reading “Just Around the River Bend [PhotoEssay]”
Farewell Colorado
Mountain help my heart be great
Spirits of the Earth and Sky
Please don’t let it be too late. Continue reading “Farewell Colorado”
The Pros and Cons of Remote Cabin Living
It’s been months now that I’ve called Rocky Mountain National Park home, and much like Canyonlands and Mesa Verde, I’m finding this park to be incredibly beautiful, complex, thrilling, and full of unique challenges. Continue reading “The Pros and Cons of Remote Cabin Living”
International Family: One Day in DC
I consider myself a very fortunate child of several different worlds. Continue reading “International Family: One Day in DC”
You Don’t Deserve Your National Parks
Yes, you read that right. Continue reading “You Don’t Deserve Your National Parks”









