The mountains create realizations. I don’t think I’ve ever been surrounded by mountains and not felt an indescribable peace. Venturing into them makes me feel human; like the ancient part of my brain recognizes them as home. When I arrived in Zakopane on Tuesday, I had this inkling that the next few days would bring … More Zakopane and Yeses

New year, new reading habits? I should clarify that I only read 14 books in 2017, so this is over 1/3 of my complete list, but if you’re like me and one of your New Year’s resolutions is to read more, here are some seriously great suggestions. Top 5 books I read in 2017: The … More Top 5 Books I Read in 2017

“Whenever I was afraid to do something, that meant I had to do it.” Bam. Takes 3 seconds to say. Changed my whole life. I feel like I hear these words all of the time now, but the first time I heard them was in my 10th grade French class. Or at least that was … More The Fear

So. I’m doing this. This is happening. I’m really writing a blog. If you told me this a month ago I never would have believed you. How could I have anything original to say? Who would even read it? Who the heck would care? But that’s not the point. The point is to do things. … More The Beginning