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The Traverse and the Reunions: Returning to Ketchikan (2)

July 23, 2019July 23, 2019 First Person ForeignAlaska

“Alaska lulled me here on some sort of fantasy.” I thought as I ran up and down the hills of the residential streets. I pushed myself to scale them because I am trying to keep[…]

Training and Raining | Fighting Fire and The Blue Hour

May 1, 2016May 1, 2016 First Person ForeignAlaska

The Morning from the Dock: The sun never sets on a badass, even in a rainforest. In general: when I wake up for work, dread fills me in certain volumes. Like the Fujita Scale: each[…]

Man Overboard & The Overpriced Matchbox | Day Two

April 28, 2016April 28, 2016 First Person ForeignAlaska

All aboard the St. Nora! For the whole day. Second day in a row waking up at 7am. Stank face is like a permanent feature until well after I brush my teeth. I saw where[…]

My First Day in Europe | London

April 22, 2016April 22, 2016 First Person ForeignBeauty

I’d heard about London my whole life. In college, a handful of my friends went there for a semester. Their profile pictures featured Big Ben. I’d heard about traveling around Europe, and imagined doing it[…]