Comparing Costa Rica (Caribbean Perspective Interviews: PART 1)

  Ever wonder what it'd be like to have been born in the Caribbean? How different your life might be there? Or if it's safe...

A Not-So-Rosy View of the U.S. (Caribbean Perspective Interviews PART 2)

At the end of my interview with Elvis, a native Costa Rican, I asked a particularly difficult question that provoked a response worthy of...

4 Tricks to Beat Anxiety When Traveling Solo

  Truth: travel anxiety affects us all at some point. While visiting a new location is always challenging, solo travel is totally unique. Being completely on...

Quit Faking Your Passion!

One thing being bed-ridden the past few weeks has helped me to realize: You can't fake your passion. Sure, you can spend as much time as...

10 terrifying (yet amazing) ways to make the most of your...

I travel, I write, and I ponder...a lot. I love meeting new people and figuring out what makes them tick, and I live for...

How I Hacked My Student Loans to Afford My Dream Trip

Are student loans holding up your travel plans? This is a summary of how I paid mine off in just a couple months. Over the last 6 months...

The Self-Awakening Effect of Ditching the 9-to-5

Musings on The Self-Awakening Effect of Ditching the 9-to-5 I was raised to be responsible, to stay on the steady and certain path. Any changes...
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Bombarded by Booty in Brazil

You can't take a trip to Rio de Janeiro Brazil without seeing a little booty. Seriously! On my recent trip to Brazil I couldn't help...
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How Sober Morning Dance Parties Could Save Humanity

A brief preface so you know where I'm coming from: I'm a born dancer. After crying in gymnastics at age 4 because I was...