I sat down today and randomly thought about this blog. I tried to log on, and it turns out the domain has been expired for quite some time. So here I am thinking to myself “yea, it would be a good idea to start remembering the past 8 months”. I left off in August in …
My previous post left off in early May when I took two weeks off between my contract extension to drive around southern Alaska, and more importantly to have some time outside Nome for the first time in three months of winter. My partner Zeph met me in Anchorage up from New Mexico and we got …
I’m not sure how 4 months have already passed in Nome, but here we are already approaching summertime. I arrived here amidst winter, and it turned out to be one of the snowiest on record. We even got a total of 40 hours off work when the hospital was closed because the wind was blowing …
It took all of 2 minutes to pass through customs at the Canadian border, and after that I was on my sweet, sweet way! Over the next 3 weeks, I slowly cruised north through Alberta, British Columbia, the Yukon, and finally into Alaska. Each place had its own distinct beauty with different people, cultures, and …
It has been around a year since the initial seed was planted in my head to try and make it out to Alaska for work. Aside from work, completing that drive from the mainland States has been on my bucket list for quite some time. After all the preparation and planning, it is wild to …
I’ve been quite terrible about updating this page, but it’s because I’ve been having such a kickin’ time in New Mexico. Two days ago was the last day of my contract, and it was very bittersweet. I could not have asked for better co-workers, better mentorship as a new grad, or a better experience for …
After a 6 month-or-so hiatus, I’ve decided to start making blog posts again. A little over a month ago, I left Michigan for my first travel OT contract in New Mexico. I had a wonderful summer with my parents in MI, but I was ready to go. New Mexico (especially where I am in the …
Medellin- the city of eternal spring. Indeed, the weather was almost perfect with the occasional unpredictable rain that we could never anticipate. However, the day that I decided to go paragliding was 10/10 for time in the air- nothing but sunshine. When heading out to the paragliding site, we were lucky enough to take the …
If you’ve spoken to me in the last two weeks or have read my blog posts before, you know how much I love Colombia. Once in Bogotá last summer, and after bussing with Hannah from Ecuador to Bogotá last winter, I put Medellin on my bucket list for a variety of reasons. The 10 days …
Well, as I write this I am back in the good ole Columbus, Ohio drinking quality coffee and hanging out with my sister, some of the things I missed most. However, if I had to choose, I would still be in Ecuador. Though I did miss friends, family, and most importantly food- there’s just something …