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Me and my lovely friends- none of us Parisian. Can you tell? In my travels around the world, I’ve learned that the WORST possible thing you can do is LOOK like a tourist. This includes but is certainly not limited to: 1) Sunhats and parasols in non-beach settings 2) Fanny packs, backpacks and visible travel […]

I still have to pinch myself sometimes. I really can’t believe I’m here in Europe. I worked for SO long to make this trip a reality, and did SO much to prepare, that I almost feel as if I’m still in prep mode and haven’t  accustomed myself to the idea that I’ve DONE it, I’ve […]

Jim Morrison’s grave at the Pere Lachaise Cemetery. OK, I know we’ve all seen this in textbooks, if not in the “flesh”, but I had to add my photographic commentary to the millions you might have seen already. There are too many darn tourists in Paris. You’d think I’d be used to tourists, being from DC […]

Culture Shocks: Oh, a million (why can’t I get used to things easily like I could when I was younger?!). The top three being (read on to understand why there are four bullets yet I say three top points…I CAN count, I promise): Eggs and some kinds of milk are NOT refrigerated I do not […]

“The careful foot can walk anywhere.” This quote just *might* be kind of a big deal in the conservation ecology world (ok, I admit it, I’m a huge dork when it comes to all things biology), but I think it sums up my feelings on travel, and the year I have ahead of me, very […]