the girl in the silly hats
I have a zest for life, for animals, food, people and culture. No wonder I love traveling!! I have just returned from Costa Rica and Panama where I did volunteer work with sea turtles and manatees. My next adventures take me to Ohio and Iowa over the summer to visit my wonderful boyfriend! In the fall, I am thinking about traveling to either San Antonio, Boston, or Chicago to visit some of my long distance buddies. But as of the rest of this year I have no MAJOR trips planned (meaning to go abroad) I am still in school to become a veterinarian! (well....vet tech actually) and I love animals! I'm huge on voluntourism and hope to have a trip planned later this year or early next year to either Peru, India or Ecuador for wildlife rehabilitation! Hope you have fun reading my blogs! =) bailey337
Travel Blog Posts
The Travel Bug....bad
Published: August 1st 2010North America » United States » Florida » Orlando » Apopka
August 1st 2010
So....when Im bored at work, I go through this site and read blogs that interest me. Truth be told, almost all of them interest me. Colorful pictures, faraway lands, cultures that define our diverse world....and then there's me....sitting in a dusty, murky, gray cubicle. In an office. With no windows. True, I have traveled to many places and have been forturnate enough to have seen a few places....but....its not enough. I get on websites all the time....mainly websites that focus on voluntorism. Lately, my new obsession seems to be Honduras. I found a project where you go down there for a week and build houses. A week out of the ordinary. A week away from the ordinary. No cubes, no pantyhose, no makeup...simply, just me, doing what I do best...meeting people, making a difference, making some ... read more
Meet the people that inspire me
Published: May 14th 2010North America » United States » Florida » OrlandoMay 14th 2010
So earlier this evening, I had a conversation with a friend. A good friend. She lives in Oregon, we met about 5-ish years ago.... Anyway, long story short. She has inspired me to....travel. Yes, Ang, this blog is about you!!! Long story short, she lost her job earlier this month. Most people would be bummed, devestated, would be drinking...etc, etc. Not my friend. No....she got laid off from a job she hated and instead of complaining....life gave her lemons and she made lemonade! In less than a 2 week period she booked a flight to Europe and is going BACKPACKING!!! She is starting off in England, has no "set" itenerary, is meeting people along the way, staying in hostels, going "couch surfing" ....she is exactly like me....26 years old, no spouse, no kids, hates her job....no ... read more
March 28th 2010
Well....I am here on my dream trip in Central America. Where do I begin? I have tons of blogs coming this week and photos. I leave for the airport in about an hour. And even though I am excited to get back to my dogs and my school which I love, and my wonderful Parisian apartment (lol, sorta) and my wonderful friends....part of me doesnt want to leave. I almost want to cry in fact!! I had such a wonderful time and fell in love with a culture, and the people and wildlife and food. I am inspired to learn spanish. I took spanish in high school and I have a terrible white girl´/American accent, but I really want to learn. I did, however, order several things to eat in my broken spanish and used a ... read more
Do you know the way to San Jose?
Published: April 13th 2010Central America Caribbean » Costa Rica » San José » San José
March 27th 2010
Sadly, the time had come to say our goodbyes. Saturday morning came, the day I'd be traveling back to San Jose, on a bus, for 8 hours...alone. Neil's 3 week trip had ended too, but he wasnt coming back with me. He was off to go diving somewhere, and more adventures for him! This was the only part of the trip I was nervous about. So many people asked if I was nervous traveling alone. No, no I wasnt. Only traveling from Panama back to CR not speaking the language....well, I was nervous. Plus I worried there would be some hassel at the border. Luckily, there wasnt. The trip went like this....I said goodbye to Shen and Neil. Erick and I loaded into a boat, along w/ a driver and we made the 45 min boat ... read more
We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.
Published: April 5th 2010Central America Caribbean » Panama » Bocas Del Toro
March 26th 2010
friday 3/26 Another day I was looking forward to. We knew we would be working on the reforestation project today. Reforestation is basically: "the restocking of existing forests and woodlands which have been depleted." We hoped on the motor boat and drove to a secluded location....a secluded, marshy location. There were extra ankle length boots waiting for us, thankfully. The mud we'd be walking in would cover our ankles. I put on plenty of sunblock....except for my back!! And face! Normally I am very anal about covering my face...this time I simply forgot, but my back got the brunt of it. Erick and Neil carried the heavy trays of plants out from the motor boat. There were three other locals there that did not speak english but were very grateful to have us there. Our job ... read more
March 25th 2010
night patrols Ok, I have saved the turtle night patrols for one blog because, well, there is alot to explain and I thought since that was the sole purpose I was down in Panama to begin with, it deserved its own blog! Ok night patrols. Between March and April the female leatherback turtle swims ashore, lays her eggs, buries them, and then leaves. Well, would be nice if it was that easy, but its not. There are human predators as well as animal predators. Everyone wants those eggs. The Mama turtle lays anywhere from 50-80 eggs. They are about the size of a golf ball. The night patrols consisted of us getting together in small groups of three or four people. We'd basically walk up and down the beach for about 3 hours until we saw ... read more
Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint on it you can.
Published: April 2nd 2010Central America Caribbean » Panama » Bocas Del Toro
March 25th 2010
thurs 3/25 This was one of the hottest days yet. But a day I was excited for because we'd be going to the manatee platform to feed them!! It was a "free day" for Neil, so he had the day off to go explore and be a tourist in the nearby cities. So, Shen, Erick, and I went to do the "Aquatic path" The Aquatic path is basically the river....but we'd turn on little narrow mangroves to reach the manatee platform. We took a tiny motor boat and road out to the path....once we got there, it was too narrow and too shallow to use the motor so all three of us rowed!! Little ole' me was rowin' a boat!! My shoulders and arms hurt, of course. Geez, Im out of shape! but I kept thinking, ... read more
March 24th 2010
scenery and animals around San San Ponds. I have to say, from what I've seen of Panama, it is stunningly beautiful! Sure, I really only stayed at the camp area for the volunteer project, and I didnt get to see any large cities, or the canal or whatever, but from what I have seen of Panama, I absolutly love it. Shen, Neil and I went swimming in the river to cool off every afternoon. The water is a brownish-green-blue, depending how it looks for that day and who knows how dirty it is, but it certainly is refreshing! I kept wondering if piranah's were in there, lol. I took several pics of animals, as you can see. We had a very IRRITATING rooster whom I nicknamed "middle finger rooster" EVERY DAY that damn thing would crow. ... read more
No one can do everything, but everyone can do something
Published: April 2nd 2010Central America Caribbean » Panama » Bocas Del Toro
March 24th 2010
Our first full day in Panama! We woke up to a yummy breakfast. I am one of those people that absolutly cannot function without breakfast. I wake up starving and have to eat NOW. Evelyn was our cook, and a good one at that. Every day we had coffee and hot cocoa waiting for us, fresh fruit like papaya and pineapple. some days eggs, other days some hot dog bread thing, other days corn flakes! It was all very good and I made sure to eat alot of breakfast because we'd be working hard. We started off doing "turtle training" which sounds kind of funny. Erick has us build a sand turtle! it was cute and I took lots of pics. Neil built the turtles head and made him have a sad face!!! I sculpted the ... read more
March 23rd 2010
OMG.....5am bus....we didnt get to Panama til nearly 4:00. We took the 5am bus to the bus station...took another 6am bus that would take us to Changuinola, Panama. It was a crowded bus ride, the entire time. The first several hours of the journey the bus driver blasted spanish music. And I mean BLASTED. Ok...listen to the radio, fine, but WHY BLAST IT???? Luckily, I somehow managed to fall asleep, nearly the entire journey. Around 1pm or so....the bus breaks down. Carlos, a guy that is with I to I had ridden down from San Jose with us to make sure we got there ok. Well, Carlos tells us "the bus broke down, another one is coming" .... so we wait there....for an hour!!! I....fell asleep on the broke down bus....and finally, the new one gets ... read more
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