Thursday Doors – October 8, 2015
Is it just me, or is this door remarkably skinny? Taken on Granville Island in Vancouver, British Columbia. For more doors from all over the world, check out Norm’s Thursday Doors linkup.
Mount Rushmore: The Highlight of South Dakota?
Almost every time I write about something on my blog, it’s because I’m bursting with love for it. Especially for my travel posts–I get my motivation to publish from my excitement over those experiences. I’m not bursting with love today. I don’t even blink before proclaiming my love for Wyoming, and I definitely don’t hesitate say South…
Review: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
What it is: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz is the story of a Dominican family with a curse that dooms them to tragedy and ill-fated love. Oscar, our overweight, nerdy protagonist, never seems capable of winning, either in his dreams of writing the next great sci-fi novel or in having his first…
Boundaries
In New York City, construction imposes many boundaries. For more photos of New York City, check out my photo series As Seen in NYC or my city travel post.
First Geocache
I don’t know how it happened, but somehow, when I returned to my camp counselor job at the Jewish community center this summer, I got assigned the job of outdoor exploration specialist. Which is funny, if you know me, because I’m not particularly outdoorsy. I hike occasionally with friends, sure, but I hated my earth science in…
3 Reasons Why Air Bnb is a Traveler’s Best Friend
There’s a few standard lodging options while traveling: booking a hotel or motel room, crashing on a friend or family member’s couch, pitching a tent at a campground, and sleeping in your car at rest stops. After nixing the last two (Matt was a proponent, and I was very firmly not), I started looking into finding Air…
Review: My Name Is Seepeetza
What it is: My Name is Seepeetza by Shirley Sterling is a semi-autobiographical book about a young aboriginal girl who is sent to Kalamak Indian Residential School as part of the government’s attempts to assimilate native children into white culture. The book takes a diary format and follows Seepeetza’s time at school and on her family’s ranch.…
Thursday Doors – September 24, 2015
I kept worrying that the doors would open and I’d startle whoever came out. But that floor indicator was too awesome to pass up. Taken at Pacific Central Station in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia. For more doors from all over the world, check out Norm’s Thursday Doors linkup.
Yellowstone National Park
Stunning. Incredible. Gorgeous. Beautiful. Amazing. By 3pm, we were already out of adjectives to describe our wonder and awe at Yellowstone National Park. The name “Yellowstone” is perhaps a bit misleading, because most of the rocks aren’t yellow, but we were surprised to see so much diversity in color. The colors are as bright and beautiful…
Top Ten Books on My Fall TBR
1. The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz, to satisfy the “read a Pulitzer Prize winner” assignment for the Read Harder Challenge (note: this was also on my Summer TBR, but I never got around to it!) 2. Ready Player One by Ernest Cline, to satisfy the “read a sci-fi book” assignment…
Victim to Charm 