Destination: Israel (Day 1)
Quick recap: I arrived in Israel on Friday and was supposed to take off on Saturday for a sail across the Atlantic, but we're stranded in Israel until our paperwork arrives,...
The Flight That Changed My Life
Nearly 26 hours after leaving my house in Portland, I arrived in Tel Aviv. Here I am, 12 hours after landing, finally going to bed. (I couldn't stay awake long...
The Hardest Part About Quitting My Job
I'm sitting here, 10,000ft in the air, writing to you from the middle seat of my flight from Portland to New York and my mind is blown. Over the past...
Taking a Leap of Faith to Travel
A few weeks ago, I sent a friend who is chartering boats in the Caribbean an email to ask where he was going to be in April/May so I could...
A Year Later – Remembering A Friend
A year is a long time, but at the same time, it's not. The past year feels like it has flown by yet there were many, many, many moments when...
Thanksgiving Thanks
I woke up at 3:30am to head to the airport to catch a flight to Orlando via Chicago. Yet here I am, almost 17 hours later, sprawled out on my...
Friendsgiving in Florida
I was seeing a lot of friends posting pictures of their Thanksgiving preparations that I thought I'd post one of my own: My Thanksgiving (though Canadian Thanksgiving was in October)...
Just Call Me Scuba Diving Sejal
I'm not a quitter, I'm just slow. That's one of the many phrases that I use to describe myself. In some aspects of life, I want to move fast and...
How to Prep for Your Peruvian Adventure to Machu Picchu – Part 2
Exactly a month ago I was at the airport in Lima, Peru, on my way back to the United States after an incredible trip. Time has flown! Unfortunately after being...
The Language I Want to Learn Next
I was out on a date this one time and in typical Sejal fashion, I started posing random questions to get to know the guy a little better. So I...