I recently spent six days traveling the Northwest corner of Rwanda. I have summarized my trip in the best way my disheveled brain knows how: to describe the random, beautiful chaos of my week…
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Words carry new meaning for me in Rwanda. This post is a compilation of words that symbolize and encompass my life in this small African nation.…
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The locals call us mzungus. The word is a Swahili-adopted Kinyarwanda term for “foreigner,” or “white person,” and also the first Kinyarwanda word I learned. Few days pass when this the term does not…
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Now, only one week away from 28, there is no denying it. I have officially entered my late twenties. Life is still undetermined for me here, but I’m riding out my journey with a…
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Blog Friends + family Other musings Twenties
A joyous Present-less Christmas, minus a brother, plus a Dane
Everything I need surrounds me. I sit by a softly flaming fire with family and friends around me. I am happy. I am healthy. And I have nearly eight dozen Christmas cookies waiting for…
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Blog Friends + family My adventures Other musings Travel resources Twenties
A day in Nashville’s touristy hotspots
When standing among the visibly older buildings along Lower Broadway, the modern developments of the city’s surrounding high rises becomes apparent. Nashville continues to develop, but history shines from the heart of it. …
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Even after two years of living amidst Chicago's hustle and bustle, I have found Midwesterners to be among the most approachable and down-to-earth group of people I’ve ever encountered.…
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Blog Friends + family Other musings Twenties
They were the best of times, they were the worst of times
I love my life. I'm working toward great opportunities and have much to be thankful for. In the meantime, I find the age of 27 to be a hurricane of change and emotions. And,…
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Our culture is obsessed with love – the feeling of it, the hunt for it and the despair of losing it. I still believe in fairy tales, but I believe in fairy tales of…
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Five days a week, we drag ourselves into the cube farm, into temporary, makeshift work spaces, many of us banging our fists against our internal walls in hopes that someday it will end. One…