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South Africa

Ten Years Later: The Difference between “You” and “Ubuntu”

Posted on December 20, 2015

Ten years ago I went on the trip of my life. I was insistent this wasn’t going to be the case. Not only was I a young woman who had already seen the world, but no singular trip could change who I already was.

I have to say, it’s been only been recently I’ve come to admit the deep changes I’ve felt over the past ten years, brought specifically from the decision I made at 20 years old to travel to Cape Town, South Africa. My friends and family have reminded me for years that this trip was my great love. Continue Reading

San Miguel de Allende

The Calm After the Storm

Posted on November 13, 2015

The days following the La Calaca festival and Dia de los Muertos in San Miguel de Allende are vastly different from those experienced by most tourists. They’re better.

This town, established hundreds and hundreds of years ago, holds history not particularly pertinent to many outside of Mexico, but at the same time you feel a part of the whole story. At least, I want to feel that way.  You get like that in this town, culturally appropriative, wishing to find identity in this place.  Continue Reading

San Miguel de Allende

San Miguel de Allende

Posted on November 6, 2015

San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, MX. This enchanting former Spanish colony was once a stop on the silver trade route in the mid-1600’s. Located between Zacatecas and Mexico City, the town took a new shape as Spanish silver tradesmen and colonizers claimed the area from the native Mexican peoples already living in the region. San Miguel grew to become an important outpost along this route and it remains an integral piece of Mexican history. Today, it’s also pushing forward to ensure it remains a center of culture and history far into the future drawing in tourists and locals alike to annual festivals and celebrations. Continue Reading

Spain

Home Stretch: Almost A Real-Life Teacher

Posted on November 20, 2009
Alright people. 7 lessons down, only 1 more to go! I’m going to do this. I can’t believe I’m actually going to come out of this class and be a teacher. Granted, I have much more to learn yet, but I could feasibly be hired as a teacher, leave the country and actually work as a full-time teacher somewhere across the globe.  Continue Reading
Spain

Granada & The Alhambra

Posted on November 17, 2009

This past weekend a few of the girls in the CELTA class and I headed out to Granada. I had wanted to spend every weekend here out of town, travelling north in Spain, south to Morocco, and heading over to the Alhambra in Granada. Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to do a few of those, but I’m making Granada happen for sure. Once we came to an agreement to head out of tow this weekend, I rented a car, and seeing as I’m the only one of us able to drive standard vehicle, I drove. We ventured out through the countryside to go see the Alhambra almost completely unaware of what to expect. Continue Reading