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Day 109: Always Say Yes To Greece
This morning, I hopped off the boat and swam to shore with a waterproof bag to explore the little oasis of Vasiliki. It got even prettier the closer I swam, as the beach revealed itself as white stones and pebbles, the olive trees in the backdrop growing more and more saturated. We arrived to the
Day 99: Change Of Plans
France has been quite nice and although I was very excited to head to Normandy and practice more french, my heart was tugging at me and whispering “sailing” in one ear. So I’ve decided to rethink my summer plans and gave myself permission to go back to the drawing board. With the help of my
Day 89: Transitions & Changes: How I’m Handling them
Why I haven’t written, what’s been my biggest three struggles, and probably tomorrow, what a day in my life has been like. In the last few months I have catapulted myself into so much change – a completely different life than the one I was living in March. I found myself a job working as
Day 32: The Madras That Bind All Ahwe
Ah, Saturday! Amma and I have another wonderful day planned together. Only today, it’s not just us. We are taking Dan, Lucy, and Emily along with us. It’s 9am and I’m standing at the foot of the Baobob House driveway with my foofy hair parted in two and tied in two low ponytails. Amma and
Day 29: How Can We Change The World If We’ve Never Seen It?
Traveling is a great way to see new lands, meet new people, and to a certain degree, experience new cultures and alternative lifestyle ideas. But what happens when traveling becomes your new reality? It’s no longer vacation all the time. You have to come up with a schedule and have discipline. It’s no longer sun
Day 28: Estate Mount Washington
As I have shared before, sugar mills and rum distilleries were once a huge booming in St. Croix (back in the 1700s). The fields here were covered in sugar cane and what more to do with all this sugar than to make rum! So the sugar was ground up at the mills and channeled down