Istanbul in 24 Hours
Jesse (my brother) and I are in the middle of our 24-hour stay in Istanbul, Turkey on our way to Nairobi, Kenya. All I can say so far is that Istanbul is both historic and tasty. Yesterday after...
View ArticleSanto Domingo
I arrived in the Dominican Republic this afternoon. Since Neil and I are doing simultaneous spring breaks across the world, I think it’s only natural that we have dueling blog posts. Today my friend...
View ArticleBusiness and Playa
Sunday a free day and we hit the beach! Boca Chica beach to be exact. It was packed, but the weather was blissful and the cloud cover kept the sun from scorching us for most of the day. I got a $10...
View ArticleA 25-person interview, peeing on my feet, and proof of the universal appeal...
Tuesday morning we got off to an early start and hopped into our van-taxi headed out to interviews in Consuelo, a Dominicans in a community a few hours away from the capital, about their issues...
View ArticleBack in Nairobi
Jesse and I just got back to Nairobi after a few day traveling with my dad and his students to Nakuru and Kisumu. The trip was really fun but also included lots of driving. Yesterday before leaving...
View ArticleHogar, dulce hogar
I am back in DC after a week in the Dominican Republic, and waiting to go pick Neil up at the airport! I am feeling very grateful for family, friends and home. It was amazing to work with Centro Bono...
View ArticleKenya Recap
Since I was unable to post about my trip while it was happening I will do a small and late recap of the trip. The following images have a short description of each included so just click on one and it...
View ArticleUtah or Bust
It’s official. We have sublet-ed our apartment & we’re heading to Utah this summer. Yehaw!
View ArticleJe me déplace à Paris!
Wow. I Paris really is as dreamy and magical say everyone makes it out to be. No stranger to hyperbole myself, I thought, perhaps it was often over-sold. But, no. It’s all that and a bag of éclairs....
View ArticleChristmastime in New York
Last weekend we went up to NY to see the sights. It was great fun (bus trip up there aside… our bus broke down for 3 hours & someone was smoking ON the bus). We got to stay with our dear friend...
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