Happy Mother’s Day 2023

Today is Mother's Day in the United States, and it's another year to celebrate all of the moms out there who love and sacrifice for their children, to raise them to be who they are to this day. For me, it's always a bittersweet holiday, to remember and cherish my own mother, who sadly passed …

Happy One-Year Anniversary, My Love <3

Today (April 30th) is my one-year anniversary with my partner. Our first date was exactly a year ago to this day, and it's incredible just how long, yet how short it feels. It feels as if we've gone through many years together already, but I love it all the same. Never thought I'd ever be …

Destination: Iguazu Falls (Brazilian Side)

Following an adventurous first day in Iguazu Falls on the Argentinian side, I spent the following half day checking out the powerful waterfalls on the Brazilian side. It would also be my first time ever visiting Brazil, so I was stoked! The tour company picked me up and, along with a small group consisting of …

Destination: Iguazu Falls (Argentinian Side)

Following an extended three-day stay in El Calafate, I headed for my next destination on the other side of the country, this time to Iguazu Falls. It required first taking a plane back to Buenos Aires, where I had a two-hour layover before taking a flight to Iguazu. I arrived into Iguazu around 20h00-21h00 in …

Destination: El Calafate, Argentina (Part 2)

Following my first full day in El Calafate (and after visiting the Perito Moreno Glacier), I had a full day of leisure on my own in town. It was the perfect time to get laundry service done (I had to use Google translate to the laundry lady, but it worked out in the end and …

Destination: El Calafate, Argentina (Part 1)

Following my time in the otherworldly Ushuaia, I made my way to El Calafate, a city in southwest Argentina that also belongs to Patagonia. Here, I would be staying three nights in town to explore the city and the nearby Los Glaciares National Park. I took the one-hour flight over from Ushuaia, and I was …

Destination: Ushuaia, Argentina (Part 2)

The following morning, I checked out early from my incredible hotel, dropped off my belongings with reception, and took the hotel shuttle to Ushuaia city center (about seven kilometers from the hotel) to meet up with the boat tour for a 90-minute boat ride along the Beagle Channel. I arrived into town, and there was …

20 Lessons I Learned in My Twenties

Hello! Today is my birthday, and today, I turn 30. Wild to believe that I've been on this Earth for three decades. Three whole decades of learning, growing, and changing to be the person I am today. Especially my twenties: I went from being a college student figuring out what I wanted to do with …

I Got Full-Time Telework!!!

Photo by Andrea Piacquadio on Pexels.com Hello, folks! Finally, after two-and-a-half years, I got the offer to work from home-- full time! It's been a long, frustrating battle with admin just to be able to get this, and in the end, I got it! I started my first day on Monday: it was sort of …

Destination: Ushuaia, Argentina (Part 1)

Ushuaia (oo-SWAI-uh) is the southernmost point of Argentina, as well as in the world. It's no wonder that it's nicknamed "The End of the World." It's a small city of about 100,000 residents, being the prime location for access to the famous Tierra del Fuego National Park, as well as to Antarctica. While I didn't …