Today marks 50 days since I’ve been at home in quarantine. It’s so strange to be writing these words because we hear of instances where people must be kept at home in quarantine to prevent the spread of a disease or illness, but I NEVER would have thought in my lifetime that I’d actually be …
August 21, 2009 is a date that changed my life. I woke up bright and early to take my sister to her dance practice, just 10 minutes down the road. I had just started driving that year–I was 16 years old. The next thing I knew I found myself in a helicopter giving a man …
Today is a very special day. It marks four years since my grandpa passed away and also I’ve been getting some pretty amazing signs from my Ita who passed away almost two months ago. The day after my Ita’s funeral in June, we flew back to Guatemala. We only took our backpacks with us so …
If you’ve been following my Instagram from the past couple of weeks, you would have noticed that I’ve been traveling around Guatemala quite a bit. My sister has been here visiting us here this month, and although we are still in school and working, she’s been joining us at work as a volunteer and we’ve …
I’ve been blessed to have been able to travel back to Texas and visit family and friends as often as I have. Each trip has been for different reasons and filled with different activities. My latest trip to Texas has by far been the most difficult and most meaningful. My reason for this trip was …
For this Travel Tuesday I want to share with you my experience of Mission work abroad. Today was a crazy, busy day! First off, we are still reflecting and talking about the catastrophe that happened yesterday here in Guatemala. There are constantly new videos and photos that my teacher friends keep showing us at …
As many of you have heard already, there was a deadly volcanic eruption yesterday here in Guatemala. Volcan de Fuego is located southwest of Guatemala City. It is one of most active volcanos in Central America. It erupted yesterday in the afternoon. As soon as we heard about it, we turned on the news and …
Today I’m starting a new series of my blog titled: Travel Tuesday! This will be a platform where I share my past travels, inspiration, tips, stories and future travels. My husband and I absolutely love traveling and seeing the world. We have a lot to say and also we want to document what we’ve experienced. …
I’ve seen a lot of travel bucket lists on different blogs and social media sites and have noticed that way too many of them don’t have Guatemala on their list! Despite all of the negative things you might have heard about traveling to Guatemala, there are so many positive aspects that I want to share …
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I’ve always been a person who has enjoyed exercising. I played soccer all throughout my childhood, among other sports. But when I graduated from high school and went to college, I (inevitably) gained the freshman 15. Even though I was still exercising almost daily, doing Zumba, insanity, exercising at the gym, I never could chip …