I’m back in Hawaii! I was sick for about 75% of my time in New York, which was a total bummer. I will spare you all of the…

The Sierra Leone Civil War lasted from 1991–2002. Ishmael Beah’s story begins in 1993, when he was 12 years old. In his harrowingly honest memoir, A Long Way Gone: Memoirs…

I got into New York on Friday and spent the weekend with my family and one very special friend. After I landed, my mom, brother and I all went to…

I am heading to New York today to see my family! It’s a longggg flight from Hawaii to New York, but it’s always worth it. I wrote a…

I mentioned earlier this week in my post about my travel wish list for the year that I don’t usually make goals or resolutions on January 1. I…

Happy New Year!! I have been loving reading bloggers’ goals and resolutions for 2015. I am still trying to figure out my personal goals for the year. I…

When I started this blog, I envisioned it as a travel blog. Nick and I have been traveling a lot, but there are so many other fun things…

I love reading bloggers’ year-end posts! I was thinking about how I could summarize my year, too. I realized that the best way for me to say it…

The holiday season has gone by way too fast, but I am cherishing Christmas week! Nick has been given the next two weeks off, and we are having…