Friends, Young and Old: Changing Your Perception of What Makes a Friend
Five months ago, I was sitting on the sofa at a friend’s house. I took a sip of my Bloody Mary and then frowned a little, looking around. There were about six of us scattered throughout the living room, sipping drinks and eating a homemade breakfast scramble and chatting. It was your run-of-the-mill friendly Sunday [...]
Women to Watch: Canadian Travel TV Crew MISSADVENTURES
Give us the lowdown: your names, where you’re from and what you do. MISSADVENTURES is made up of four Canadian girls from Toronto: Ellie Geronikolos, Steph Chong, Hannah McLean, and Kathleen (Kat) Espiritu. We’re all 25 years old, except Hannah — she’s 24, the baby of the group. We graduated from Ryerson University: Steph and [...]
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Connecticut Is My Heart
At a party last night, during introductions to friends of friends, someone asked, “Where are you from?” – a pretty standard getting to know you question. When I answered, “Connecticut,” he paused, shook his head, and said, “I’m so sorry about what happened.” And I realized that, probably for the rest of our lives, people [...]
The best kinds of people to know when you are traveling cross country solo
I consider myself lucky. I know tons of great people scattered all across the United States. I made these people priorities in choosing my destinations on my cross country trip. These people took me into their homes, cared for me and showed me true hospitality. My only hope is that one day I can return [...]
Farewell picture postcards, we’ll never forget you!
Can you remember the last time you sent a postcard to anyone? Or maybe it’s something you’ve never done and are never likely to? When I was a youngster and still going on family holidays, I always made a list of the people that I wanted (or in some cases felt I had) to send [...]
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Let Me Take You To……New Zealand — Part One (the people)
It was snowing heavily outside and I’d just awoken from a fitful slumber. Our elderly campervan was parked up under the trees by a huge lake, with snow-capped mountains looming craggily out of the darkness all around us. A thick layer of ice had spread across the inside of the van, sealing the windows and [...]
Need a boost? Try some sunshine.
If you know my story than you know I have battled depression for the last eight years or so. My triggers come in all forms: being too stressed, recalling on a bad memory, being in unfamiliar places and being alone for long periods of time. Unfortunately all of those things are unexpected and come up [...]
Traveling Identity
I have a weird relationship with my birthday. It falls right at the end of the school year, so rather than celebrating me, it tends to call attention to goodbyes and elicits the quiet solitude that is somewhat central to my sense of self. This year, it fell a few days after our semester officially [...]
Megatrip to Nashville and the Most Megadelicious Buttermilk Biscuit
On the third day of summer I set out into the woods. Driving east of Nashville, we tallied six girls intent upon swimming at Burgess Falls. The ride was filled with conversation and country music as we passed fields of cows, horses, goats, and old buses. We walked the path along Falling Water River, (which [...]
Meatballs and Ice Cream: Tastes Like Summer
I recently graduated from college, and my brother from high school. To celebrate the class of 2012, my family threw a double graduation bash. Like any graduation party, the house filled with friends and family of all ages, talking and getting to know each other. We sat in the backyard, music pumped out through speakers, [...]
