2011 was a good year. I survived my first winter, submitted the Capstone I thought was going to be the death of me, walked across the stage at the School of Communication of American…
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Swimming in a Mountain Pool
On New Year’s day I went to bed at 5 am, woke up at 9 am to join my parents for breakfast and then went right back to sleep. Shortly after midday I got a…
Catamaran Cruising
Birthday + public holiday + brilliant sunshine = Cruise day! To celebrate my good friend Danny’s birthday we took to the gorgeous blue seas for a day of sailing and snorkeling onboard the Starwind…
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…
Island Girl in the Big City!
Remember that big United Nations exam I was complaining about? The four and a half hour long one? Well it came and went and my right hand is still intact. Thankfully. Since the exam…
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…
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…
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…
A Tale of Deep Fried Oreos and Racing Pigs
I walked through the gates of the Virginia State Fair and the unmistakable smell of popcorn led me to the first booth at the fair. Caramel apples, kettle corn popcorn, cotton candy… “Focus Alyssa!” I…