The snow that lingers on the peak of Mt. Charleston has turned from encasing to simple gray slivers from across the Valley. The once crisp air which allowed onlookers below to make out the divots and rivets in the mountain has turned to a thin haze, blending the crevices together to make a one dimensionalContinue reading “The moon also rises”
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This fucking pandemic
On perhaps the most perfect night of the year, I arrive to Jess’s house. It’s early evening, which means in the spring, it’s still light outside. The winter in Las Vegas has come and gone. I powered through it fighting the temptation to call it a day when the sun sunk behind the Spring MountainsContinue reading “This fucking pandemic”
And so it is
And so it is. I scrawl across a fresh page in my journal, then date it 5/22/20, Zion National Park. I take a deep breath, letting the fresh air push down into my lungs and close my eyes. The gentle breeze nudges the tendrils of bangs I didn’t manage to get up into a half-bunContinue reading “And so it is”
Get Me on a Plane
“Do you want to come to New York?” my friend writes through WhatsApp. “I’ve got tons of miles, come.” I sit and ponder for a moment. NYC. It’s not even two full days, and yet two cross-country flights. The age-old debate ensues in my head briefly: is it worth that half-day of travel for lessContinue reading “Get Me on a Plane”
On a Normal Life
Water is cascading down from the ceramic-tiled roof of my apartment. Under the gray summer sky, even the terracotta orange of the tiles are muted. And the rain, with its plump droplets and thunking onto the sand-colored stones below my window, has a whirr about it. A gentle humming that hums along with my heart.Continue reading “On a Normal Life”
5 Day Trips that Will Make You Love Las Vegas for Different Reasons
Las Vegas is a lot of things. It’s a desert town rooted in the tourism industry. It’s a mecca for foodies; a hotbed of night clubs; a gamblers go-to. But, it’s also a place to use as a launchpad for checking out what’s outside of the mega resorts, hip Downtown and ‘burbs, so Expedia.com askedContinue reading “5 Day Trips that Will Make You Love Las Vegas for Different Reasons”
Finding Serenity at Sarinbuana Eco Lodge
Calm. The moment I arrive to Sarinbuana Eco Lodge and walk down the narrow path surrounded by lush jungle vegetation, a good two hours from crowded roads, I feel it. It’s everywhere as I walk towards the main part of the grounds, in the soaked pathway, in the droplets clinging to the leaves, in theContinue reading “Finding Serenity at Sarinbuana Eco Lodge”
Away Chiang Mai Thapae Resort
There’s a calm as soon as you walk through the white archway of Away Chiang Mai Thapae Resort. Off of the party street (and feeling an entire world away) sits the new vegetarian resort. For me, after spending two weeks living off of a bustling road, the resort tucked into a quiet, winding soi is aContinue reading “Away Chiang Mai Thapae Resort”
Two Years of Home
December 15, 2015. I remind myself regularly of this date. When I’m up at night, my brain whirrs as I count the days, weeks, months and now years since I turned my back on expat life. It seems like no time has passed at all, and yet all the time in the world has passed. DecemberContinue reading “Two Years of Home”
There You Were, All Along
I stare out the window of my United flight, the last (and biggest) Super Moon of 2017 is suspended in the early morning light, surrounded in a pastel cloudscape of oranges and pinks and purples. Below, Belgium stirs. Vaulted roofs, green pastures, tiny winding roads witness to only a few cars play out below meContinue reading “There You Were, All Along”
D Travels 'Round 