Category: Me
Updated on August 3, 2015
The Big Three-Zero.
It’s my 30th birthday! I know turning 30 can be scary for some. I understand it. It signals an end to the carefree fun and excitement that often defines being a twentysomething. Entering into your 20’s generally gives… Read More
Updated on August 4, 2015
Travel as a Fitness Motivator & The Long Road Home
I’ve been debating writing this post for awhile now. In the last two and a half months, I’ve lost 30 pounds. Each time someone notices, they ask me, “What’s your secret?” It feels like every time I turn… Read More
Updated on August 4, 2015
Who goes and gets a tattoo just because they dreamt they had it??
I do, of course. Last December, I went a got a second tattoo. I had this dream earlier this year that I was at a tattoo parlour, looking back over my shoulder into a large mirror, admiring a… Read More
Updated on August 4, 2015
Almost Topical
It’s less than a month away until I’ll be getting on a plane to go back to Jordan. I can’t say I pack this way, but I think it’s been tempting for everyone. There’s always that thing you… Read More
Updated on August 4, 2015
The End of Solo Travel
As I’m about to leave Bulgaria and head back home, I have something to confess: I’m done with solo travel. It’s not that it hasn’t been fun or that I haven’t learned a lot from it, it’s just… Read More
Updated on August 4, 2015
A Padlock Kept Us Apart, but Wild Horses Couldn’t Keep Me Away
There’s a little monastery right near the cliffs of Emona. It’s old and lovely and was unfortunately locked. But I wanted to see the inside, so I put those monkey arms I was born with into good use… Read More
Updated on August 3, 2015
Coffee Yogurt
When I was little – and I mean like, four – my favourite treat was a cup of coffee yogurt. Don’t worry, I turned out okay. Right? Finding coffee yogurt was easy in Montreal. I clearly wasn’t the… Read More
Updated on August 3, 2015
Staring Contests
I am being watched. Constantly. There are whispers and hushed voices and the never ending feeling of being watched. No, I haven’t finally lost it (though the mosquito population is doing its best to see that I do),… Read More