During my time in the Dominican Republic I have come to learn that Dominicans are a beautiful, happy, incredibly friendly people. Everyone waves, everyone says hello, and everyone smiles. This makes me feel cheerful and at home and, although my surroundings and the people themselves do look remarkably different, not so far away from my beautiful American southwest. Continue reading “Dominican Service”
DR Lesson #1: Rum Cures All Things
My first week in the Dominican Republic wrapped up just days ago and already it seems like only a blur of vivid colors and sensations in my head. Together with my mom, my grandmother, Austin, and his parents we spent 3 days in the capitol city of Santo Domingo before heading to the remote southwest region of the country to explore. The seven day ordeal was steeped in food, history, culture, and beauty both natural and not-so-much, but hanging over me the entire time was the nastiest, most miserable cold. Continue reading “DR Lesson #1: Rum Cures All Things”
12 Days
Today is day 12 for me in the Dominican Republic, and in my head I’ve written at least that many blog posts. But between gloriously packed days and very limited internet access I’ve yet to actually put my thoughts to paper. I promise you single reader, they’re coming! In the meantime, enjoy these glimpses into my island paradise: Continue reading “12 Days”
Why I Haven’t Applied to Grad School… Yet
Well, my time here in Florida is coming to an end, and as excited as I am to head out on my first of many wintertime adventures, I’m feeling a little overwhelmed by my long list of to-dos that never quite got done. At the top of that list: my grad school applications. Continue reading “Why I Haven’t Applied to Grad School… Yet”
Thankful
A few nights ago, on the eve of Thanksgiving, I found myself sitting at my computer pondering a blank screen. I thought maybe it would be an appropriate time to write a post about all the things I’m thankful for. The thing is, I spend an awful lot of time on this blog going on and on about how awesome my life is. It’s not that I couldn’t think of anything that I was thankful for, I just couldn’t think of anything that hadn’t been written about before. And honestly, I just wasn’t in the writing mood. I was sitting with my fingers hovering over the keyboard not because I wanted to write, but because I felt that I needed to write. Immediately I realized the obligation in my intentions and eventually I abandoned the post for this reason. Continue reading “Thankful”
Summer & Fall
Annual slideshow time! Enjoy 🙂
Why I Love Colorado
Well single reader, after 10 months of consecutive work (the most I’ve worked in one year since graduating college!), I am home. My last day at Mesa Verde for the season was the tenth, I spent the eleventh packing and cleaning, the twelfth driving across the state of Colorado to visit with my brother in the front range, and the thirteenth on a plane to Florida. Yesterday I celebrated my 24th birthday. And today it’s finally starting to sink in that I am done. If I decide it’s what I want to do, I won’t have to work for six whole months. Continue reading “Why I Love Colorado”
Victory
For those of you who know me well, you know that saying that my high school experience wasn’t that great would be a massive understatement. To be fair, my freshman year was actually pretty awesome, and my senior year was alright, but those two in-between years were complete and utter misery. Continue reading “Victory”
Gifts
My co-worker greeted me immediately as I arrived to relieve him and start my shift at Spruce Tree House. Continue reading “Gifts”
Friends
I am very fortunate to have found myself an incredible group of supportive and loving friends out west. The following series of photos was taken previous to an 80s-themed party at Canyonlands this past summer (don’t judge our costumes, there are no Wal-Mart’s or shopping malls out here!). Every time I view them together I smile. I thought that I’d share them with you in the case they might make you smile too. I like to call the series Friends. Continue reading “Friends”
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