Never do I notice what a romantic I am more than when I’m sitting alone in a booth at a dimly lit, lively restaurant in wine country, listening to a musician play classic Italian tunes on his accordion. I’m staring intently at the paisley upholstery […]
Since my return from a solo trip to Japan with my fat-ass backpack in tow, I’ve been asked many times what some of the highlights were. The man with the gold-capped teeth in Nara is definitely one of the first Japan highlights that come to […]
A traveling nurse by the name of Theresa, sporting a colorful scarf over a plaid top, sat down next to me at gate 150 of Tom Bradley’s International wing at LAX. Throughout our thirty-minute conversation, she called me, “honey child,” and “mama” singing my praises […]
Their knowing looks caught my eye a couple of times as I consumed mediocre, overpriced seafood. I washed it down with agua con gas, which is what they call sparkling water in South America. Their faces spoke volumes of pity amidst the dim ambience and […]
“I feel like I have changed in the last week, like honest to goodness changed. I recognize that getting ill on my first solo trip of a lifetime was the Universe’s way of demonstrating to me what I’m capable of, my strength in so many […]
*This post contains affiliate links for which I may receive a small commission should a purchase result from a click. This, in no way, affects you or your cost. I woke up the morning of December 28th, 2016, three days after turning thirty-two, in the […]
