After nearly 24 hours of traveling from Honolulu, I finally made it to Bangkok! ARRIVING IN THAILAND & THE FOOD COURTS! Arriving at 5 AM was no easy feat. I stupidly forgot my neck pillow in Japan, so I had to awkwardly adjust in my aisle seat the whole flight. But yay—I landed! I was… Read More BANGKOK DAY 1
My flight to start my 3 month adventure took off at 10:45 AM this morning. I said my normal goodbyes to my parents and my dog, tired on a 6 hour sleep due to my procrastination when I pack. Last night, I spent at an Omakase sushi experience that was put on by my mother’s… Read More Tipsy Turbulence —
I wish I could gnaw on the colors of a rainbow like a maniac.Crunch the red as I would an apple,slurp orange like a freshly juiced citrus sun,swallow the yellow pulp of a plucked passion fruit. Today, I hiked Koko Head in the rain.Everything was extra gray,and I think I’m in a phase of life… Read More I Want to Eat a Rainbow
2025 is when the plot will thicken. Sometimes it will be dripping with honey and sometimes it will be suffocated with tar. I will ride on the back of a motorcycle in Bangkok and devour pad thai + ice cold beer, I will wander through the temples of Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai and scuba… Read More 2025 is when …. (travel predictions)
As i sit on the beach in the back of my house alone— the tide is low and the sand is bare Schools of fish shy away from the dogs and children that play on the horizon. The Sun smiles at my solitude as I savor a sip of its sunset to myself. I am… Read More Backyard Beach – Hawai’i
When I was in 7th grade, we were required to run the mile. My stamina was horrible. I was always the last one to finish and I would end up in tears – from both exhaustion and embarrassment that I was Dead. Freaking. Last. So to say that I’m shocked that I have hiked Koko… Read More Conquering Mountains Solo – Hawai’i (Home)
After months and months of sitting on this feeling that there are so many other corners of the world to fall in love with, I chose to make the decision to sublet my NYC apartment from Janruary to May and to just fricking DO IT and travel the places I’ve been wanting to go to… Read More Goodbye New York Hello Travel!
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