It’s been an amazing year. I’ve made so many new friends, caught up with some old ones, seen a few new countries and have learned so, so much. Now’s the time to reflect and put it all together. Let me first say that this is more of a personal post; a way for me to

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As the end of 2014 approaches, I thought it would be nice to share with you the blogs that I’ve been reading this year. As many of you know, 2014 was the first year of blogging for me, and there were many blogs I looked to for inspiration as I waywardly tried to find my

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Before my salsa stint in Quito, I was lucky enough to join my family on a seven day cruise of Ecuador’s famous Galapagos Islands. I’d heard countless tales of this place, especially back in 2011 during my first trip to South America, and was eager to see if they lived up to the hype. A

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Along with free breakfast and beds with two pillows, there are few things that can make travellers pee their pants with excitement more than this sign: And most of the time, we’re so excited to check our ex-girlfriend’s Instagram that we don’t even think twice before whipping out our phones and connecting. But how safe

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I’m home. Interestingly, it’s become almost a place of in-betweens for me. A place of mixed thoughts and mixed feelings, and ones I still don’t even really understand. At first, it’s relief. It’s that feeling of finally stepping off the plane for the last time, stretching my legs, and seeing the familiar Maori carvings as

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Do you ever feel like life is just….boring? I feel like that all the time. Some days I just wake up, and I don’t feel like doing anything. Everything I’ve got planned for the day just makes me go…bleh. Isn’t that crazy? The world is so exciting and vibrant, with so much to do that

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