To the Grocery Store I go

Yesterday was a day of comical culture shocks for me. I began the day perusing local markets with a friend in search of some yummy local food. Turns out what we thought would be a food market was only full of artisan crafts and local goodies. It was fun to look through the long stretch…

On an evening (or day) in Roma

Ciao da Roma! It is day 3 of my Italian adventure and I think I am falling in love…with the city, that is. This place is truly something incredible and I feel so beyond lucky to have this opportunity.  Instead of talking about all the beautiful sights, ornate architecture, and heavenly food- wait, I have…

I’m (officially) getting wide open spaces

By way of cliché beginnings, today is the day. Today is the day that I embark on what I hope will be the most incredible journey of my lifetime, at least thus far. Today is the day that culminates what I have been seeking from this blog ever since I started it- wide open spaces….