By the time we (finally) got to Hong Kong, all I wanted was a bed, lots of food, and Orange Is the New Black (OITNB). If you’re unfamiliar with OITNB, it’s a Netflix original series about life in a women’s prison. It is sensational. The show’s third season premiered earlier that month, but we really didn’t have time to watch… View Post
XIAN We couchsurfed in Xian with THE cutest and sweetest couple I have ever met. Seriously. They were the best and were the highlight of our time backpacking through China. One afternoon while waiting to go to the train station to catch our train to Shanghai, we watched Ride Along with the husband and it was one of my favorite… View Post
Oh, China. We were so excited for you. When making a rough itinerary for the trip, we even nixed Myanmar so that we could visit you. We figured that, if we’d already be so close to you while in Hanoi, we might as well take the flight up. Little did we know how challenging travel through China can be! Before… View Post
Paige and I developed a couple little traditions during our trip. One was that we always made it a point to visit two things in each new destination: markets and bakeries. Whenever we would see a bakery while out and about, it went without saying that we stop there. In Hanoi, we had “our place” where we ate almost every meal…. View Post
Over the weekend I got the news that one of my coworkers from my old job passed away. To say that I am heartbroken about her death, and the circumstances around it, is an understatement. She was so young, beautiful, caring, beyond nice, and she was one of the best social workers I’ve had the chance of working with in… View Post