Dan and I spent spring break in the Dominican Republic (DR). We have a difficult time explaining to people what we did during our vacation, because in truth, we did very little. It might have been the first time I traveled anywhere and didn’t do a single “cultural” thing. No museums, no real time in [...]
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I heart Bayahibe, La Romana, Republica Dominicana
Posted in Travel on April 3, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Oklahoma City
Posted in Thoughts, Travel on December 27, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The poor man’s Hawaii.
Anyone for some fair trade organic coffee?
Posted in Honduras, Public Health, Travel on July 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The returned Peace Corps volunteer who started the company that now manages my program to help lower infant mortality in La Esperanza, Honduras recently started a coffee company. 100% of the profits will go towards projects that are part of W.A.S.H., including my program. Volunteers in La Esperanza have been working to build a self-sustaining [...]
The most heavily glaciated peak in the lower 48
Posted in Seattle, Travel on July 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
is Mount Ranier. Knowing this interesting bit of trivia ahead of time may have helped me be a bit more prepared (at least mentally) for our hike last weekend. As it was, I was shocked to walk off the shoveled paths around the visitors center into at least a foot of packed snow. Nevertheless, we [...]
Seattle
Posted in Public Health, Seattle, Travel on June 4, 2008 | 2 Comments »
After finishing up my semester of school and work at Columbia, I spent a week in Denver and Boulder enjoying the company of my family and boyfriend before heading west on the Oregon Trail with my best friend and driving companion, Rachel. Seattle welcomed us with open arms and sunny skies when we arrived the [...]
Spring Break 08
Posted in Travel on March 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Dan and I headed to San Diego to visit his brother and old friend and new sister-in-law last week. They made us very comfortable and gave us a great place to enjoy sunny San Diego. Mid-week Dan and I headed south in search of even more Spanish-speaking warmth . We crossed the worlds largest border [...]
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