Growing up in Virginia meant I had been in my fair share of A-frame homes and cute log cabins in the woods. Though I probably didn’t realize how great they were at the time. While I look back on it now with joyful nostalgia, at the time, I’m pretty sure I thought they were musty […]

In another life, I would have pursued a career in art. Perhaps one day, I might still. Growing up, I always felt absolutely overwhelmed with creativity. I read books and got lost in my imagination for hours. I loved to paint and sketch, making things with my hands. But like many young people, that is […]

One of my favorite things about my trip to Esperance was the jarring color palette. Here, on the bottom left corner of Australia, deep red rocks the color of clay merge with dense verdant green shrubby bush. Turquoise waters splash onto pure white sand beaches home to kangaroos. And come springtime? The land erupts in […]