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I’m in a habit of chopping all my hair off about every 2 years.  It’s usually a fall or winter thing, and I try to wait until my hair is long enough to donate to Locks of Love. So after I got back to the States from traveling in Europe/Morocco at the end of November [...]

Traveling is so much more memorable when you’ve kept a travel journal. I use the little Moleskine Small Cahier Journal (Set of 3) as journals. They’re small enough to carry in your purse, but still legible, and the tan ones don’t get mixed up with your passport like the black ones. Sometimes I get a [...]

The beauty of being in a foreign country alone, is that it can be easier to kick a bad habit! Since it was all Greek to me anyway, I found myself using less filler words when trying to communicate. All the added words, such as “like” and “yeah” just add confusion. So while I still [...]

Ah! It’s time for another list. My packing list seems to be never-ending at this point. I’ve been told that you should decide on everything you want to take and then discard 2/3 of it, but of course, I consider myself to be an excellent packer :) so I’ll probably take most of the following… [...]

It’s been a little quiet around here lately. But the secret is out… I’m taking a year off to travel! I’ve been tentatively planning since spring of last year, but officially decided in December. Why, you ask? Well, it’s something I’ve always dreamed about doing, and right now is probably the best time for me [...]