Catch Me If You Can

I'm not even going to apologize for the fact that I am 3 months behind on updating this blog. I haven't been in the mood for writing or staying connected on many forms of social media lately (except posting on Instagram sometimes because I like photography). So I do apologize for those who have written me and I haven't read or responded. I've needed some time to disconnect. I'll try keep this post brief. After 6 months around the Balkans, North Africa, and Middle East, I returned back to Milan, Italy where I spent almost a month back with my host family. It was a much needed relaxing month, taking a break from travel, and just catching up with a lot of emails, my own personal projects and online classes, and spending time with my host family. During my time there, my host dad taught me to drive a stick shift, and I got to attend my host sister's graduation (super interesting to see how it's different from ours in the USA). Since school in Italy takes FO...

Jeep racing in the Wadi Rum Desert Jordan, where do I even begin with you? I spent only five weeks in this beautiful country and it was enough to fall in love with the place and find a sense of community and home. I have had several friends visit and live in Jordan before and they seriously downplayed it. I was drawn by the food, hospitality, diversity, and richness of culture. Maybe I only fell so in love because I was fortunate to have found such a community. During the majority of my time in Jordan I had the opportunity to work at an organization called Shams community located in the heart of Amman. I found the opportunity online on workaway.info and thought its mission and work was really admirable. Shams is an organization based on the premise that change starts at the individual. Every individual has the ability to create change in their own lives, as well as in their communities and different circles. It's a community social enterprise that works towards thi...