Ada's Place
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People know me as a very kind, patient, and empathetic person. I see good in other people, and am quick to understand/forgive their mistakes. But I have a harder time applying this attitude toward myself. Especially over the past year, I’ve worked hard to try to be my own best friend. I’ve still got a…
The last time I took a big trip, I literally had no home to come back to. Now, I ended two months of travel feeling happier and more motivated than I have since I left Columbus, surrounded by new community, and eager to see what comes next. Travel Shortage My last travel post concluded after…
If I have to be subjected to global discourse on this bullshit, then you can at least read what a trans person has to say about it. My Experience As a trans person, and an American subjected to years of national (now international) media attention on this “issue”, I have thought about it a lot.…
I officially moved to the Netherlands on November 14, 2024, which means it’s time for a 3-month update! Here’s how I’ve been, what I’ve been up to, and of course more musings on life. Headings: Logistics – Adventures – Environment – Culture – Sadness – Future Administration, Bureaucracy, and Procedures As you might expect, there…
The final chapter of my 6-week journey through Central & South America, chronicling adventures through southern Peru and La Paz, Bolivia. Scroll to the end for quick links to the other posts I’ve made about this trip, and an album of all 1100+ photos! Itinerary:Days 34-36 (Aguas Calientes): The Lares TrekDay 37 (Cusco): Machu Picchu…
The first chapter of the last leg of my 6-week journey through Central & South America, chronicling adventures throughout Peru. Itinerary:Day 23 (Lima): Cooking Class, Nail Salon, and Meeting the Chifa Chic@sDay 24 (Huacachina): Sand Dune SurfingDays 25-26 (Nazca): Geoglyphs, Lines, and Street FoodDay 27 (Arequipa): Orientation Walk and Spanish Language TourDay 28 (Chivay): Llamas,…
I’ve finished the second of my three trips in Central and South America, and am officially halfway through the overall journey! I spent the last week at a homestay in the jungle near Tena, Ecuador, learning about the local nature and customs of the Quechua people, an indigenous group from Peru. Itinerary:Day 15 (Quito): Travel…
Itinerary:Day 11 (Caye Caulker): “Chicken Bus”, Island vibesDay 12 (Caye Caulker): Mermaid time Day 13 (Playa Del Carmen): Long-ass Bus Ride Day 14 (Playa Del Carmen): Beach Time & Farewells Our group departed San Ignacio at 8AM to catch a public bus to our next destination. Unlike the “public bus” in Mexico, this was truly…