Reflections on Adversity While Hiking in the Andes
A confession: as much as I enjoy hiking in mountain ranges, I also enjoy hot showers, flushable toilets, and cleanliness. I had never heard of backpacking until moving to Colorado for college, and I don’t know if I’ll ever fully…
Finding Time for Yourself While Traveling
Reflecting on the semester during which I studied abroad, I spent one of my most memorable days in Monserrat, a beautiful mountain area located less than an hour from the outskirts of Barcelona. Standing on a ledge overlooking the rolling…
Studying Abroad: Escaping My Cultural Bubble
My childhood memories of traveling are fondly marked by the crossing of state lines from my home in the Twin Cities suburbs to Grandma’s house outside of Chicago to my family’s cottage in Northern Michigan. My family always stopped at…
