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Oh my gosh! We're here!

PDX - Lima! I got to sit next to this sweet lady who just so happened to be from Portland! She lived in Bolivia for eight years and has a lot of Peru experience. We had some cool conversations and she helped me practice Spanish. The best part was when we were waiting in line… Continue reading 01.07.2019 →

Packed for Peru! I am so immensely thankful for the ability to travel. I'm also incredibly thankful for a spouse who is wholly and genuinely supportive and joyful towards my desire to travel despite it being by myself. Here's to more overseas adventures 🙂

You ever read something a thousand times and then one day realize it sounds pretty weird?

Dill, our younger cat, loves loves LOVES to smother us in snuggles. Sometimes to the point of it being annoying. But regardless, I happily accept them all. 🙂

We've been playing Magic more often in recent weeks and I've developed a love for the game. And a love for playing it with Kyle!!!

Kyle and I went to the Seaside arcade! Last time we went it we were dating. More expensive and flashy than it used to be, so that was a bummer, but I apparently hit a special target in a game and won a ton of tickets, so we got a lot of candy! 🙂

After months upon months of silence on this blog.... I'm back 🙂 2019 goal is to bring this back to life and keep it going!! Kyle and I are in Seaside celebrating our 4th anniversary... and this is a sweet friend who decided to chill on our balcony for a while. Here's to a year… Continue reading 01.01.2019 →

In the morning we took the bullet train from Shanghai to Xi'an. The bullet train travels at speeds up to 186mph, so we made the 938 mile trip in six hours! Our hostel is quite lovely. (That stuffed cloud with arms and legs is mine. I bought him in Shanghai. I named him Petri. He… Continue reading 03.13.2018 – Xi’an day 1 →

On the surface, my day today was simple. But for me, it was on the list of the top 10 best days of my life. I took a long walk around the city with no agenda and did went wherever looked interesting.  And I saw some awfully wonderful things! I love grocery stores (I work… Continue reading 03.12.2018 – Shanghai day 4 →