Freelance writer
A few weeks ago, I explained my absence to you — I told you about the bad dream that has consumed my every day for the past 84 days. Despite the grief, though, life has continued. It has a way of doing that. And not all of it has been bad; in fact, some of it […]
This blog has been silent for a long time. The longest time since its inception, actually. Why? Because I recently experienced a horrific loss. A loss so vast, and so debilitating, that I have barely been able to get out of bed each day — let alone work or write. But lately, the story has […]
I’m not gonna lie: I was nervous to travel to New Zealand. Not because of any inherent threats — it’s one of the safest countries for women to travel in, and has no dangerous wildlife — but because of the cost. I’m able to travel so much because I visit cheap destinations: countries where beers are a dollar and […]
Along your travels, you’ve undoubtedly met someone who wants to be a professional yoga teacher or DJ. For many people, they sound like dream jobs. That’s why I’m excited to bring you two people who have made these careers their reality. Taya Smythe was one of my favorite yoga teachers while I was living in Ventura and practicing at […]
There’s nothing like milking a goat on a chilly fall morning. Seriously: seeing the goats’ happy faces as they trot out for breakfast, hearing their noisy munching, and feeling their warm fur against your face is something special. And the sound of a stream of milk hitting a metal pail — because you squeezed an […]
So you wanna teach English in South Korea? Smart. Whenever people tell me they can’t travel abroad because of college loans, I ask them why they’re not teaching in Korea. As of 2014, it is, hands down, the best way for citizens of the USA, UK, South Africa, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand to quickly […]
If you receive my email newsletter, you know I was working through something a few months ago. Something I wasn’t ready to reveal on the blog. It’s now been over two months since my grandfather passed away, and I’m ready to share his story with you. I started writing it on the plane when he first got […]
Working at a boutique homestay on India’s coast — sounds like a dream, doesn’t it? Well, for Amrita Das, it’s reality. And all because she was active (and proactive) on social media. In fact, even we initially connected on Twitter. If you want advice on using social media to land awesome jobs like hers, read on! Meet Amrita […]
It’s time to meet your newest Seasonal Worker of the Month! He has what many travel junkies think of as a dream job: he’s a flight attendant. After connecting on Twitter, I asked him to participate in this interview series — because I’ve always wanted to know what it’s like to be a flight attendant! […]
We crunched up the snowy path. It was freezing outside; we could see our breath and barely feel our toes. But we knew something magical awaited us at the top, so we kept going. Then, we saw one. It darted across our path to go prostrate itself on a heating pipe. It was small, greyish […]