My Big Adventures
Currently: kiteboarding Western Australia
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On the road again…
As I am waiting for my Super Shuttle pickup to take me to the airport, I am filled with a growing excitement to soon be traveling again! It has been 6 months since I returned to the states and my travel bug is still going strong! I am off to the Netherlands to visit my […]
Best Job Results…
So I didn’t make the shortlist…BUMMER! I guess my search for a “real job” will have to continue! To see the 50 applicants that did make the list CLICK HERE. I am disappointed I did not make the list, mostly because I think my video is much better than most of those chosen! Additionally, many […]
View and rate my video!!!
My video application was accepted and I am now officially on the Island Reef website as a candidate for the best job in the world!! YAY!!! Click on the link below to view my video and rate it by choosing the number of stars you think it deserves! www.islandreefjob.com/#/applicants/watch/FTg2esuiVVY 50 candidates will be shortlisted on […]
The Best Job in the World!!!
We all know how much I love Australia and I now have a chance to return to the land down under!!! I just submitted my video application for the best job in the world!!! If I am selected for the position of Island Caretaker, I will be living on luxurious Hamilton Island and exploring the […]
The world is still smiling…
January 20, 2009: A collective smile thousands of miles long across America…. But what about the rest of the world? Take a look at these photos of the big smiles on inauguration day all over the world and read about it from Christiane Amanpour: The world welcomes Obama with open arms, demands For many abroad, […]
My attempt to get published…
I recently submitted an essay for the G’Day USA story contest. Contestants were asked to tell an Australian travel story or experience in 200 words or less (very hard task!) for a chance to win tickets to the G’Day USA 2009 New York Gala Ball and have your story published in the New York Times. […]
Happy New Year!!!
This year I decided to ring in the new year in New York City! I had lots of fun in NYC but thought I might freeze to death! I was reminded of just how much I despise cold weather! I thought back to the year prior in which I celebrated the new year on a […]
Global Lives Project
One of the many reasons I love San Francisco is the abundance of cool and interesting events always going on somewhere in the city. I recently had the pleasure of attending an event showcasing the Global Lives Project, a collective effort of more than 150 volunteer filmmakers, artists, architects, programmers and everyday people from around […]
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Many people have asked me if I intend to continue this blog now that I am back in the states? YES, I do plan to add many new posts to the blog with my thoughts and reflections from my past year of travel, the stories that were not told (i.e. the time Nicole and I […]
Welcome “Home”
My flight from Sydney to San Francisco not only returned me “home”, but I also returned to me that day I lost when I went down under a year prior! When the plane landed in SF I couldn’t believe I was home, or at least I was back in the city I had called home […]
Should I stay or should I go???
For the past few months I have been completely conflicted as to what I would do once today were to finally come. Today is the day my return flight to San Francisco expires. My return ticket was only valid for one year from the date of my departure, November 12, 2007. It is so hard […]
Top 20 must tries in OZ…
Here are a few of my favorite things to eat while I was down under…. Vegemite on toast: It is a brown, salty spread that I think is YUCK but all Aussies love it?!?!Kangaroo: surprisingly good if you can get past the cute image of the roo in your head! Tastes like flank steak to […]