Over the first weekend in February, my partner and I visited the Carnaval De Québec and explored the city, along with its neighboring town, Lévis. We had visited once before—on a roadtrip through Vermont, New York, and Canada in the summer of 2019—and it was a wonderful time. Old Québec is the closest we can…
“Mingling in the Marsh”
My short nonfiction story, “Mingling in the Marsh,” was published in the Maine Natural History Observer this fall 2023, and is available for purchase at the MNHO website. This was a short piece that I wrote about the trail my family and I walk once—if not several times—every day. It holds a special place in my…
“Date Night”
Below I have provided a link to my short fiction story, “Date Night,” which was published in the 2022 Summer Edition of West Trade Review. I also interviewed with the Associate Fiction Editor, Jonathan Lindberg, to discuss my writing process and how I came up with this story. This interview is public on the WTR YouTube…
Recent Mini-Trips
Over the past few weeks I have been fortunate enough to get to go on some long weekend trips! I have filmed these for my own documentation, as I tend to forget everything, but also to share my adventures with friends and family. One was to New York City in early September with my parents…
Island Hopping with Friends in Greece
What can be said about Greece that has not been said before? It was as warm, sunny, picturesque, and delicious as everyone claims. In May, two friends, my partner, and I flew to Athens to begin our island hopping journey through the Aegean, ending with a beautiful three days spent in Chania, Crete. Out of…
Wintering in Australia and New Zealand
After a fall spent scrimping and saving, it was time for another trip in February. I went with my dad to visit Auckland and Wellington on New Zealand’s beautiful North Island before we flew to Sydney, Australia for a month-long working vacation. We spent our time hiking, eating, and getting plenty of steps in as…
Trip to Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, and France: September 12-October 6, 2022
After a brief hiatus from traveling at the end of the summer, my partner, Tyler, and I set off on our next adventure: a central-Europe backpacking trip! We met up in Berlin, Germany—he had been traveling around the country for two weeks before I flew over—and from there we took the train to Amsterdam, Rotterdam,…
Trip to Maui, Hawai’i: July 15-27, 2022
The highlight of this July was a trip that I took with one of my best friends, Georgia, to Maui, Hawai’i for nearly two weeks. We stayed put this time (no backpacking around) and made our home at the North Shore Hostel in Wailuku. Our trip was spent surfing, snorkeling, scuba diving, and hiking- in…
Found Grocery Lists XII
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Trip to Italy: June 1-25, 2022
This spring/summer I backpacked through Italy for over three weeks with my partner. We flew to Milan before taking the train to Lecco, Venice, Bologna, Naples, Rome, Florence, and Genoa (with some scattered day trips along the way). It was an adventure we have been discussing for years now, but could only seriously plan after…