Blogs from Dublin, California, United States, North America

A life incorporated with travel is like plowing soil every once and again, it brings to surface richer perspectives on ones existence. – Raksha Patel Author Thomas Friedman could not have spoken truer words when observed the flatness of our world today. I have thus, only recently discovered that crossing things off of my bucket list, when it comes to travel, has always been, in fact, well within reach. A bucket list, as defined by the ultimate dictionary source, Urban Dictionary ;) is simply a list of things to do before the end of one’s life. I find it hard to imagine doing many of the items on my list in my grey-haired days, so here I am, taking the time for life, and pursuing such opportunities now. They say curiosity killed the cat, perhaps that’s ... read more

I sit here, on the evening of my departure, sitting in front of this computer, thinking to myself, is this really happening. Six months ago, I realized that this summer would be the last “real” summer I will have in a long, long time. Nine weeks to myself to do anything I pleased. I could have continued my work doing research in the labs, worked in a clinic, or have sat around and do nothing. That last option was out of the question, but the first two are things that I have been doing for a while and felt was time for a break. I thought to myself, what about a backpacking trip. I have been fortunate in my life, many thanks to my parents, to have traveled the world from the Leaning tower of Pisa ... read more