Ahhh, Portugal. Almost a year ago today, I was jetting off to my explore this beautiful country. If I’m being honest, the real motivation was to visit Spain. Specifically, Salamanca; a city that has a special place in my heart since I studied abroad there. Taking a leap to move to that foreign country, even […]

I have newly developed tradition of taking a solo adventure for my birthday! For my 2015 birthday (almost a year ago now, yikes, I’m a little behind on blogging!) I went on a road trip around Portugal and Spain. I started in Lisbon, drove northeast to Salamanca, Spain, to revisit the town where I studied […]

Gosh, traveling to new places really sets my soul on fire!! I love everything about it- getting to the MSP airport early and enjoying breakfast at French Meadow in Terminal F.  The plane ride (I’m obsessed with planes- just ask my friends about my addiction to Discovery Channel’s Air Disasters).  Getting a new stamp in […]