Finding Peace

It’s ironic how we spend so much time searching for peace when it's simple, just stop doing it. But we don’t know how to do that do we? We aim for goals. We work tirelessly on achievements. We push ourselves in order to reward ourselves with a break... sometimes. In America, we are in a culture …

Discovering My Serbian Roots

Day 1: Saturday. Getting into Serbia was interesting... I had to ask someone on the bus who spoke Serbian to translate that I had family there in Serbia and that was why I was traveling there before they would allow me onto the bus. After a sketchy ride into the country of Serbia from Vienna, …

Vacationing in Vienna!

Vienna, Austria. Day 1: Monday. Basically did not get there until it was already night time! But it was so great to be heading to see my sweet friend Anna! I loved Vienna the last time I visited and this time I was looking forward to experiencing it like I was a real part of …

Marveling in Budapest

Budapest, Hungary. Day 1: Friday. I arrived in the mid morning and I was immediately dying of heat and humidity. I had humidity in Prague but this was not the same. I think, if i remember correctly, the humidity when I got off the bus when i checked wad like 85%... literally everyone was sticking …

My Rollercoaster of Prague!

Prague, Czech Republic. Well well well... we definitely started off on the wrong foot, Prague and I. I took a 12 hour bus ride from Amsterdam to Prague since I had skipped my original plan to go from Berlin due to having vertigo for a few days. Let me tell you... that was the worst …

Icelandic Adventures!

  Reykjavik, Iceland. Where do I even start? Day 1: Utterly exhuasted since I had been traveling and awake for 48 hours straight. I essentially chased the sun as it left California and found it again in Iceland. Except here in Iceland, the sun is up for 20 out of 24 hours of the day …

Leaving the United States for 5 weeks of Adventure!

Just got on the plane and took off. Boy Oh Boy! I cannot believe that this time is here! I have only been planning this trip since the very fist day of my college journey, 4 years ago. This day has been on my mind every time I wanted to give up on all the …