Tag Archives: travel
My Camp Had Been Invaded!
I read about mountain gorillas in Michael Crichton’s book, Travels. After reading about his experience, I decided that I wanted to go see them myself. I went on this journey in early 2011 and there were only about 785 mountain … Continue reading
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Tagged accept yourself, invasion, know yourself, love yourself, mountain gorillas, travel, uganda
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Here’s Why You Should Trust the Concierge
After a late night arrival, I woke up feeling relatively refreshed in the inner city of Nairobi. I had a few hours before I was taking another, short flight to go on safari. When I travel, I’m always eager to … Continue reading
Figure Out Your Own Work Ethic
I’m proud to be part of Generation X. We’re typically defined as individualistic, self-reliant, and entrepreneurial. We’re goal-oriented, philanthropic. We’re gritty. We’re skeptical and resourceful. We say we value work-life balance, but we work our butts off. One day, the … Continue reading
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Tagged colorado, generation x, nonprofit, travel, work ethic, work-life balance
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Sometimes, You Have to Stay Within Your Comfort Zone
There are a lot of things that scare me in life: spiders and heights are at the top of the list. I’m also hesitant to try new foods. And yet, I’ve travelled all over the world, and I haven’t let … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, comfort zone, evicted, passion, preparation, travel
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Travel with Tape
When I travel, I carry masking tape with me. It’s not because I expect to be working on any last-minute paint jobs, or to fix an unexpected hem issue. It’s because, when I am on a plane, I can tape … Continue reading
“I Really Didn’t Like It. At All.”
Everyone I know who has returned from a recent trip to Iceland loved it. They raved about it. So I was excited to go this past August. And after I got back to the States, it took me weeks before … Continue reading
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Tagged failure, iceland, lessons learned, mistakes, travel, vulnerability
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