Sail Ready
Today was supposed to be the big day that we finally set sail from Israel and started our voyage. But since I'm posting this from the comfort of the salon,...
A Weird Spot
I have three blog posts in the queue--one on food (borscht and hummus), one on local night life (including our first silent disco experience) and one on boat sitting (which...
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...
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...
Celebrating the ‘Selfie’
Oxford Dictionaries announced their Word of the Year 2013: selfie noun, informal (also selfy; plural selfies): a photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically one taken with a smartphone or webcam and uploaded to...
The Power of the Internet
I recently blogged about how technology and the internet and this whole notion of being connected can lead to loneliness--and I support that--but I'm also amazed by the power of...
Walking on the Edge – Literally
Last year, I told myself that I would spend my 27th birthday either at home, in Toronto, or in Peru at Machu Picchu. While Machu Picchu didn't work out exactly...
Rest in Peace, Ashley
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="2500.0"] Dressed up for 80s night during our bowling league[/caption] This is a painful blog post for me to write. Because I know my number one blog...
Happy Canadian Thanksgiving!
It's Thanksgiving Day in Canada and though my family never really celebrated (our meal was usually khichdi as we'd treat this weekend as not much more than a three-day long...