Getting Over My Fear of Talking to Strangers
Here's a video that showed up in my newsfeed and was sent to me by a friend the day after we got back from Eilat--it fit really nicely into the...
Two Weeks Later…
Prelude: I decided to take a leap of faith to travel, including leaving my awesome job and the people who had gone from colleagues-to-friends-to-family over the course of 5.5 years and...
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...
Quick Cheap Getaway to…Israel?
Number 14 on my bucket list is, "Fly somewhere on a whim". Here's what I was thinking of when I put it on the list: Me: What do you want...
Thank You for Your Service and Your Sacrifice
Growing up in Canada, November 11th marked Remembrance Day for us. As a kid, I always thought of it as a day where we'd wear poppies, read Flander's Field and...
Saying No to Saving a Life
People have asked me, "What's the hardest thing you've put on your bucket list?" Well...hardest can be interpreted in different ways and every item has their own challenge associated with...
2070: New Year, New Goals
If we're connected on Facebook (either friends or you follow my updates), you'll know that it's Diwali, the Hindu New Year. Every year, I post a Facebook update during each...
Memorializing Ashley in Machu Picchu
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1905.0"] Our first glimpse of Machu Picchu from the Sun Gate[/caption] If you know me, you know that I'm usually trying to chase after one of the...
I Applied for My Dream Job, and Didn’t Get It
Sometimes you can find something that you think is perfect for you, that you work your butt off to get, and it still doesn't happen. It's tough. It sucks. But...
Boys + Basketball = Heartwarming Story
We've all heard and seen stories about kids and the pressures they grow up around, and lately, there seems to have been an increase in bullying. But every once in...