We have been in Medellín for a total of 5 weeks now! We have 2 more weeks of school left before we leave Medellín to travel around Colombia for 6 weeks and show off our shiny new Spanish skills 🙂 Our school, our apartment, exploring the city, the people we have met (all of it!)... Continue Reading →
My immune system finally succumbed to whatever was going around, so I haven't done much this week besides lay in bed and send Alex on ice cream errands. I am on the upswing now and thought I would share some food photos. I stop short of calling it food porn because I have not quite... Continue Reading →
Since arriving in Medellin over 3 weeks ago, we have not had the chance to explore much outside of our neighborhood. We packed a lot in this past weekend! Friday - Medellín Museum of Modern Art This was a last minute decision as we were looking for something to do and somewhere to walk after... Continue Reading →
I am already halfway through my 3rd week of studying Spanish! 20 hours of group class with 2 hours of private lessons (along with studying in the afternoons/evenings) leaves me seriously exhausted by the end of the day. We have been sticking around our neighborhood during the week and doing our best to explore the... Continue Reading →
Alex caught a cold, so we are relaxing today. Perfect time to write about our coffee farm experience! With a long weekend in our sights and in an effort to squeeze as much as possible from our time here, we decided to use the weekend to explore further south of Medellin to Colombia's "Coffee Triangle."... Continue Reading →
I can already tell that I am going to have a hard time journaling consistently. After being here for 6 days, my days feel full and my mind & body feel exhausted at the end of them. I have a feeling I will be using this website as more of a photo dump with some... Continue Reading →
My first time in Michigan's Upper Peninsula was for my 30th birthday. I was blown away by the UP and couldn't believe it took me so long to make it up there as a Michigan native. It only made sense that my long-anticipated, first-ever overnight backpacking trip would be along the shores of Lake Superior.... Continue Reading →
Choosing the Route I don't exactly recall how we landed on the Grand Canyon as our hiking destination, but I do remember basing it loosely on the expectation of warm(ish) weather. Since we were planning a February trip, we set our sights on the Southwestern US. I had never been to the Grand Canyon, let... Continue Reading →
Planning the Trip When we were invited to our friend's wedding in Germany, the wheels started turning. The wedding was only a one-day affair, so we wanted to plan something for the week leading up to it. We had been itching for a long hike, but the question was where? We landed on France! The... Continue Reading →
Wandering Between Meals 