Back in the USA

Now that I am back home I am feeling a little bit of everything! I was so excited to see my friends and family when I got back, but I already miss SA so much. I left a little piece of my heart there. First of all, the jet lag was real when I got home. It took me a few...

Halfway done *crying emoji*

Que tal, Oh my goodness y’all. Barcelona is absolutely insane. I am very sorry that I haven’t posted in quite some time. I don’t really have an excuse besides the fact that Barcelona is insane. Since my last post, I have been to Valencia, Narbonne, Toulouse,...

112 Days in Africa

Everywhere I go, “Oh you are from Alabama? Sweeeet Hommeeeee Alabamaaaaa!” That’s the only phrase from the Lynrd Skynyrd song they recall, but it never ceases to make me smile. South Africans remind me of Alabamians. They are hospitable; they have a...

Welcome to Jordan!

The reaction played out so similarly every time that I came to expect it. My friend or family member would ask about my plans for the fall to which I’d reply that I was going to Jordan. There was always a moment of surprise followed by a look of confusion and slight...