Just before I graduated from college, I started making a list of 100 things I wanted to do before I died. Sadly, I lost it (perhaps “Be more organized” should’ve been one of them), but I remember three of the items. One of them was to visit Tintern Abbey on the Welsh/English border, which William… Continue reading Wandering through Wordsworth’s Tintern Abbey
Tag: travel
Help a romance blogger bring clean water to Africa
When I saw that one of my favorite romance bloggers, Limecello, was organizing an online fundraiser for a charity that brings fresh water to people in developing countries, I got excited. Really excited. You know what’s the best thing about it? You don’t even have to donate money if you don’t want to. All you… Continue reading Help a romance blogger bring clean water to Africa
A peek inside the Tower of London
I lived a five-minute walk from the Tower of London for five years before I ever ventured inside. It’s really expensive, and I told myself I got the best of it by being able to walk past it every day on my way to work. How wrong I was. A couple of years ago I found… Continue reading A peek inside the Tower of London
A trip to Anne Frank’s house in Amsterdam
Like many people, The Diary of Anne Frank is the first book I can remember that gave me a hint of how unjust life can be and how cruel people can be. I’ve lived in the Netherlands for ten months now, but other than going to the airport or changing trains, I’ve spent very little… Continue reading A trip to Anne Frank’s house in Amsterdam
Celebrating 10 years abroad: Why following your heart pays off
Ten years ago today, I boarded a plane with a plan to teach English in Prague for a year before joining the Peace Corps. Two months later, I met an incredibly funny, intelligent Brit with the sexiest voice I’d ever heard and I ditched my Peace Corps plans. When I left California, I had no… Continue reading Celebrating 10 years abroad: Why following your heart pays off