Tepic Fail
When world-class volleyball meets bottom-tier planning This post is a bit inside baseball (or inside volleyball?), but I wanted to share my experience visiting Tepic for my 2nd international volleyball tournament (as a spectator)....
Category: travel
Making Friends as an Adult, Part 1
Meeting Strangers on Vacation “What’s the first thing you notice when you meet new people?” I asked Ben. “How hot they are,” he replied, smirking. “Okay, fair,” I said, laughing. It was a joke,...
Sailing the Caribbean: A Trip Beyond Expectations
I got back from my Caribbean sailing vacation over the weekend, and to say it was incredible would be an understatement. When I wrote that my instagram was going to be fire, I had...
Day 1: Getting on the boat
Friday was a marathon of a day that began with a 10:45 p.m. red-eye flight the night before. I managed only a few restless moments before landing in D.C. for a short layover and...
Would you do this?
Later tonight I’m heading to the Caribbean for a weeklong sailing trip around the British Virgin Islands. I’ve sailed before, but only in the Bay Area, and never on an overnight trip, so suffice...
From Huntington to Hermosa: My SoCal Travels
This past weekend marked my 4th trip to SoCal this year, and as always, it was a blast. Since I’ve been busy (read: lazy) and haven’t written much about my travels, let me catch...
To Eat or Not to Eat, part 3
“You can eat crickets here,” Spencer said. We were walking through a flea market in Mexico City and there were food vendors scattered throughout. “I’m not sure I would eat that,” I said. “You...
How I feel about Mexican food
This may sound sacrilegious, but I’ve never been a fan of Mexican food. I’ll still eat it because I want to fit in and I want people to like me, but in general I...
2024 Travel Update #1
My Taipei List So I guess I kept my resolution to write weekly in January, and then fell off the wagon in February when I traveled to Asia, which is a shame. In a...
How I learned what gaslighting means
Last Thanksgiving I took my mom to Zion and Bryce National Park, and it was a great time. We were lucky with the weather as it only rained for part of one day, so...
Your risk tolerance is also not low. Just saying ;)