As this is my last post for my Digital Storytelling class for this blog, I wanted to end with one of my favorite (and possibly most traumatizing) travel stories. This is the story of the Naked Seattle Man. My last night in Seattle, where I was interning for the 2018 summer for the Union GospelContinue reading “Naked Seattle Man”
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Gratefulness is Global
Every year, my family participates in one of our favorite Thanksgiving traditions: Black Friday shopping. We scour over the ads, we’re each assigned to grab a specific item, and we get ready to throw some elbows at people we graduated with for a $3 DVD. All night, we pile in and out of the minivanContinue reading “Gratefulness is Global”
Don’t Ruin Your Trip: My Top 6 Travel Tips
I have traveled countless times on group trips, and there is ALWAYS that one person. They aren’t happy, they’re not having a good time, and you can tell they would rather be at home (although on their social media, they’re having an “life-changing experience.”) It makes the rest of the group cringe, and everyone thanksContinue reading “Don’t Ruin Your Trip: My Top 6 Travel Tips”
Taking the Urban Plunge
The summer of 2018 I took a big plunge. I moved to Seattle, Washington, to participate in Serve Seattle, a summer-long internship program for the Union Gospel Mission (UGM). I brought only a backpack and my suitcase (not even a pillow and blanket, that could be purchased at Goodwill when we got there), and IContinue reading “Taking the Urban Plunge”
These Chacos are made for wandering
The idea of traveling the globe has always intrigued me. I’ve had the opportunity to explore 33 states and 10 countries, and I capture it all in my own quirky way: through my Chacos. I first encountered the idea of what I call a “Chaco picture,” when I visited Washington, D.C. before my senior yearContinue reading “These Chacos are made for wandering”