Most good adventures begin, I have found, with the signing of a liability waiver. This little walk-about I’m about to share began with not one, but TWO of them – a sure sign of a good time! A smirk crept upon my face as I used my headlamp to skim over the general “you cannot … More The Dark
My run-in with the Golden Orb Spiders of Costa Rica … More The Web
Had I stayed in Girl Scouts beyond the third grade, perhaps I would have learned the proper techniques to starting and maintaining a fire. However, due to an unfortunate overnight camp trip that involved a rogue raccoon, thousands of spiders and a trip to the ER I did not last very long with the green-sash-club. … More Stoked: 2017 in Review
We had a little more than 24 hours left before we came to the end of our South American adventure returning to work, school, life and (thankfully) the dense and over-abundant air of the Midwest. We’d had our fill of coca, ceviche, and chubs and were properly terrified as we saw our lives flash before … More The Last Huzzah
Turns out, South America is pretty darn Catholic, and when I say ‘pretty darn’ I mean EXTREMELY. Humor me for comparison’s sake; the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago covers a population of just over 6 million, with just over 2 million professed Catholics (37%). Quito, on the other hand, covers a population of 2 million … More Pagans in the Spires: Quito
The Wild Rose 