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It was Friday night and I made my way to Vinoabeber. As per my usual Friday night tradition, I was meeting up with Alexis and Sydney for dinner and drinks. This time, I got to choose the venue, and I...
View ArticleLa Lomota
The big hill. Not to be confused with "la lomita," the little hill, or "la loma," the normal-sized hill. No sir, this was "La Lomota." And it had to be conquered. As with all of our adventures, we...
View ArticleEl Ultimo Viaje Day 1: Las Galeras
The Dominican transportation system can only be described as a blessing and a curse. On the blessing side, you can generally get to wherever you need to go for rather cheap. On the curse side, you will...
View ArticleEl Último Viaje: Las Galeras Day 2 and 3: Mangos, Frontón, and Harpoons.
I rolled out of bed with the sunshine and made a hop-skip-and-a-jump to the beach. The early morning sun was already warming up the sand between my toes and causing the tops of the rippling waves to...
View ArticleEl Ultimo Viaje: Day 3 and 4: Las Terrenas
After a scrumptious fresh caught fish lunch, I packed up my meager belongings and headed to the bus stop to catch a guagua to Samana. One leaves every 15 minutes and I happened to catch one just as it...
View ArticleEl Último Viaje: Bayahibe
I arrived in Bayahibe late Sunday afternoon. The guagua dumped me in the middle of town and I wondered around the winding streets (only mildly lost), until I found my hotel. Bayahibe really is quite...
View ArticleEl Ultimo Viaje: The CAT Crew, featuring Isla Catalina and Los Altos de Chavon
So remember last post when I said "dinner was quite the experience?" Well let me tell you all about it.I was wondering around the beach front in the evening, looking for a cheap dinner and a nice view...
View ArticleSalsa y Salsa
Alright folks, I'm rewinding a bit here with an old post that I never put up. Back in April I started taking a salsa class. I loved it, and I learned a lot, but my attendance only lasted a month. The...
View ArticleIt's OK to be 25 (26, 27, 28, etc.) and NOT know what to do with your life.
For all the other wanderers out there....I mean it.It's OK. You are going to be OK. Society is going to tell you that you are not on track. And your family is going to worry. And people may give you...
View ArticleA Fresh Start
After a year working abroad, I'm back in my lovely little home town in Illinois, just in time to watch the corn change from green to gold. Its my favorite time of year, the end of summer, the last long...
View ArticleThe Barcelona Principles
Hi friends!If you’re still reading this blog, time for an update! I’m working for a non-profit organization in central Illinois that I LOVE, and I’m in grad school at the fine university of Purdue,...
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