I don’t know how long you are supposed to wait before you can say you’ve had a change in mentality or lifestyle, but I think Chiang Mai might have changed me. I’ve had a series of days where at the end, we’re all going, “this was the best day ever”, only to go on and … More This is the most beautiful moment
I’ve now left the centre (letting my thoughts on it percolate before I make a post on it), and I’m now officially doing it, travelling! And holy shit it has already been such an adventure. We decided to wing it from Hua Hin to Bangkok to Chiang Mai to meet two girls taking a plane. … More That time we decided to wing it from Hua Hin to Chiang Mai and it was hilarious mayhem
After hearing Elvis sing about being home for Christmas every single year since I can remember, I always thought being away from home for Christmas would suck. Christmas is so wonderful for me, family coming together in new ways and old ways and traditions that remind me of being little. I am a stickler for … More I was afraid Christmas away from home would suck
I have been saying the same thing over and over again for the last 6 weeks at WFFT every time someone has a bad attitude or complains all the time or doesn’t work hard: this place just isn’t for everyone. We aren’t staying in a 5 star hotel; we wake up at 6 a.m. to … More It’s not for everyone, but it’s definitely for me
The officials and dignitaries sat in neat rows on plush white chairs. The speeches were done on flowered podiums with an expensive-looking figurine of an orangutan and its baby on the front of the stage. We were quietly lurking in the background behind the media. The orangutans at the side of the stage were in crates, in the … More Making a splash to hide that someone else forced the wave
Okay guys, I’m here in Thailand and I’m three days in. And oh man, I am so gross. Generally throughout the day, I am dirtier than I have ever been in my whole life. Like ever. And I am totally loving it. So I’m working with the wildlife at the centre I’m volunteering at, which … More 3 days in, I am gross and loving it
I am incredibly glad I decided to hop my way across Canada to get to Thailand. I think it has made my massive step towards autonomy seem much smaller, or seem like a culmination of little steps, and to be honest I almost forgot I was going. I got so caught up being in Calgary … More See You Later, Canada
Despite the panic I feel when I remind myself that I’m about to travel by myself in an area of the world I’ve never seen or experienced, I’m actually really excited. I am a very easy breezy person, which for me, often and unfortunately translates to being a pushover. I’m the, “oh, it doesn’t matter … More Why I am travelling alone and am simultaneously ecstatic and terrified about it
On October 17, 2015, I will be jetsetting on a an international adventure to Southeast Asia for 6 months. … More A Modern-Day Odyssey
A Girl Most Ordinary 