If I were to describe 2017 in three words, I would use: chaotic, intense and transformative. I set out to find myself this year and to accomplish one of my largest goals of traveling the world. When I got on the very first plane, I never imagined the whirlwind that...

There is a massive risk that comes with following your dreams. You risk not having the support of friends and family. You risk time spent away from helping you gain seniority at a corporate job. You risk being judged on your choices. Mostly, you risk the chance of...

A few weeks ago I felt a crippling anxiety about my future. I realized that months of travel had completely changed me. The girl who had been so focused on her goals was no longer the same girl that I saw in the mirror. This girl had no clue what she wanted to do with...

It started in February. I said yes for the first time in about a year to getting on a plane and going somewhere new. That place was Colorado and the trip would change everything. After landing and experiencing four days of epic hikes, Rocky Mountain views and National...

I knew I was in trouble when I saw the look in his eye. I could foresee the future, right then and there. I knew he would want more from me than I would be able to give him right now. Immediately I felt guilty. Had I led him on to believe that we could have become...

It looked as if they had taken a run down school bus, added a bar above the middle row for people to hold on to and cleared out the two back seats as a luggage compartment. Down the aisles came families, other backpackers and oddly enough at least ten people selling...