Just touched down in London town

It finally happened! I was blessed with my first international trip and man was it a doozy. I reported to JFK for standby, which meant I already had a chance at an international flight since that’s where they depart from. I reported at 1 p.m. and waited. And waited. And waited, listening to all these […]

Local Tucson lunch spot

One of the promises I made to myself when making this career change is that I was going to continue to be creative. I loved that about my last job. So with this new career, I said I was going to continue to write and document and share my travel experiences. So where we go! […]

When to jump

Not too long ago, people started a career and stayed with the same job at the same company until they retired. It was about working and providing for your family and remaining loyal to your employers. And there’s nothing wrong with finding a job and being content with it. But is being content enough? I […]

Follow your compass

Birthdays are a funny thing. We oftentimes set goals or deadlines that focus on that magical date we started our journey in this world. We also put a lot of pressure to have the best day, when really, they’re more often than not pretty ordinary. My birthday came and went this week with little fanfare, […]

Roller coaster of life

I recently picked up a trip that had a layover in Tampa. Since my dad lives in central Florida, we were able to meet up to do one of our favorite things together.. ride roller coasters. Luckily school was still in session so while there were more than a handful of field trips going on, […]

New York state of mind

This isn’t the first time I’ve lived away from home. It’s not even the farthest I’ve lived from home. But one thing New York has in common with the other places I’ve lived, I never in a million years thought I’d live here. I even told my grandmother one time I had no desire to […]

AAdventure Awaits

I feel like my entire life, I’ve been wrestling with the idea of how I can be a responsible adult while keeping fun front and center in my life. “Peter Pan with a paycheck” was my goal. Growing up, I thought being a reporter would let me have a non-boring job while also being a […]