It has been a couple months since my last post. The summer has started to fade into the fall and I have been busy working and enjoying bike rides and adventures here in Bellingham. I have also felt uninspired and thus uninspiring; which has translated into writers block and a bit of summer blues. The … More Remember to BREATHE
Spring is time for new life and with that it is also time to breathe new energy into your own daily life and routines. This month I set forth to do some inspirational change in my own life and one thing I have done is making simple changes to daily routine and being more aware … More 3 ways to get motivated
I kept Costa Rica for last and glad I did. It is a gem of a country and I can see why people want to come here. Although I only saw the mountains and hillsides of Tilaran and La Fortuna I was able to have some adventure and fun. La Fortuna is a tourist … More Costa Rica and Adventura
Nicaragua was a crazy two months of work, playas, parties and hot days with beautiful sunsets. There were highlights and low points but overall I will remember all the amazing people I met along the way. I literally have been going through this trip not making any plans. What comes may come and I decided … More Friends and Ginger Rum
This last week has been the hardest for me and most emotional week by far. It started off with a nice bout of food poisoning which on its own is not a big deal but it started me off on a slippery slope of much more emotional turmoil. I have been on the road for … More Week of Hell and Small Epiphanies
I walked home last night and the stars seemed to have multipled under the night sky. When I got to my apartment here in Nicaragu, which is little more than a room with a bed, shower, toilet and a sink; I wanted to sit a look at the stars as I like to do. It … More Me and you under the same moon
Leon and Granada… Both have a lot of beauty and colonial charm to them. The streets are packed and loud with music blaring from the speakers of trucks and cars. If you are looking for a chill place to stay there are some but when you walk down the streets you are bombarded by music … More Leon & Granada
Leaving El Salvador and the beach was a little bitter sweet. After 5 days at the beach I wanted to move on though. I ended up getting a shuttle for $30 to Leon Nicaragua on a 10 hour shuttle. One thing to say about shuttles that I have taken in the past is that they … More Potholes, border crossings and new friends
El Tunco…take me to the beach!! After several days in Tunco, I can say I have arrived at what I was wanting on this trip. Beaches and surf…I have yet to surf but I have been enjoying the waves and salt water. El Tunco has a quaint beauty…you have to look past all party spots … More El Salvador
The bells of the churches ring out. Echoing against the gray sky and I am reminded it is Sunday in Antigua, one of the great colonial cities of Guatemala. Where the ruins of churches litter the skyline with volcanoes and mountains behind that. In this lush valley listening to the city is how you get … More Antigua a City of Beauty
Wanderlust Katie 