On Saturday April 21st 2012, a sea of purple and butterflies took over Pennsylvania Avenue as thousands of supporters Walked for Lupus Now! According to the DC/Maryland/Virginia chapter of the Lupus Foundation of America, over…
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A Day of Service
In recognition of MLK Day on January 16th, I joined thousands of other volunteers in a day of service commemorating the incredible legacy of Dr.Martin Luther King Jr – a man whose unwavering dedication for…
The Zoo Has Lights!
Once a year the National Zoo turns into a giant light display for the annual ZooLights celebration/festival/activity. In addition to the light displays all around the zoo there was a skating rink, a gingerbread house…
Let’s Go Light the National Christmas Tree
Sometimes I think that the random adventure gods know about this blog and they help me get as much content as possible. At least that’s the explanation I came up with when I won five…
Ordinary people. Extraordinary courage. Stories that inspire
Not every adventure makes you laugh. Some adventures are more serious – they require reflection and make you appreciate everything around you. November 14th, 2011 was one such adventure. I headed to the John F….
Do The Gator Chomp Y’all
So my friend Nikki was convinced I needed to add a college football game watching party to my list of adventures. Nikki’s serious about her college sports; you see she’s from Gainesville, Florida – home…
You Want Me To Write That By Hand?
Sometime in July or early August this year I applied for the United Nations Young Professionals Programme, not really thinking much of it since I had been applying for practically every single job with the word…
Double, Double, Toil and Trouble
I had already written and published this post, but the little blog goblins must have gotten in and done something. Ok, fine. I managed to delete the body of the post, but Kelly saved the…