Before we address the food poisoning cliffhanger from the last post, we have to talk about Hanoi. Hanoi Vietnam’s capitol, Hanoi is a bustling city centered around ‘old town’ and it’s many themes. With no grid system to speak of, we weaved our way through diagonal streets, triangular blocks, five-way intersections, alleyway shortcuts, and classic […]
Well, I had plans of writing a post a few days ago and ending it with: stay tuned to see if I get food poising. Spoiler alert, I did. You’ll have to forgive my delay in posting the last few days. Rewind to my last few days, I attended an amazing Thai cooking class in […]
I like making lists, and thought this would be a fun one. I tried really hard not to get sucked into buying a bunch of new stuff before traveling. I think it’s really easy to feel like you need a bunch of new, shiny, fancy stuff to embark on an adventure – so I tried […]
I arrived in Chiang Mai – the fifth largest city in Thailand nestled in the foothills of Northern Thailand – over a week ago. In that time, I’ve been checking out the areas around here. Honestly, I leave tomorrow and really wish I had longer. Since my last post, I’ve spent two days in the […]
While I was in Bangkok, I learned the Thai believe that when you build a building, you disturb the spirit that is living in the ground in that spot. To make amends, they build spirit houses on the property to give the spirit a new place to live. They also leave offerings like food and […]
Couldn’t help the pun. And sorry about the bike, Mom. Whew, I feel like every update is a big one. The itinerary since the last post had been: elephant sanctuary – rock climbing – Pai motorbike tour. It’s easy to feel like there’s been so much happening that after a few days writing about it […]
Woah! It’s been a whirlwind. I haven’t slept in one place for more than two nights in a week. If I’m keeping track properly, I think my sleeping schedule has been something like: last night in the Dominican Republic – NYC – NYC – 27hrs of airplanes/airports – Bangkok hostel – sleeper train – Chiang […]
Three days ago I flew from the Dominican Republic to NYC and had a 48 hour layover in the city. In the DR, I was working with Mountain Education and Development (MED) as a Remote Medicine Fellow. For more information on that program, check it out here. With a degree in Outdoor Education and Leadership […]
What are you doing after graduation? I’ve answered this question dozens of times in the weeks leading up to graduating college. Well – here’s a quick overview of the plan for those who are interested. SLC -> Ecuador -> SLC -> Dominican Republic -> NYC -> Bangkok -> Vietnam -> Climbing Somewhere -> […]
What a whirlwind! I was back in Salt Lake City for 32 hours. My van is parked in Park City for the month and a half I’ll be gone, so I didn’t have a “home” to come back to, which felt strange. Some of my friends took me in and we proceeded to make the […]