life stories

“You’ve never been to Stonehenge?! How, when it’s right there??” This was just one of a few surprised statements I’d come to expect of my...

I had just finished two brutal weeks of exams, so the last thing I wanted to do was any more work. I had a week...

I rushed out of the house – late, as usual. I was supposed to take the morning bullet train to Nagasaki but I texted my...

The first time was the day after I landed in Morocco. I’m traveling with a Remote Year, a remote work and travel program, and a week...

A year before I celebrated my 18th birthday in Krakow, I spent my 17th birthday in China. This was the first time I’d ever had...

It’s Halloween, and since I’m a sucker for sweet nostalgia, I’ve been reminiscing about nightmarish travel situations – so cute! I’m not talking about the...

“I’ve got to open my shirt collar for this one. Ok, 3…2…1… pull on the ropes!”

“So what are you going to do?”

Nursing a hangover from the infamous ‘tequila boom booms’ of the night before, I tentatively place my foot on a ledge, and realize I’m close...

On our final day in Paris during our first solo (meaning without either of our parents) trip, my best friend, Ani, and I headed out...

For those of you who don’t like flying but are itching to break out of your local bubble, I have good news: you don’t have...

Those who know budget travel know hostels: multi-lingual staff members, sharpie-stained world maps, free “breakfasts” consisting of stale bagels and brown bananas, and flip-flops slapping...