It was a crisp, cool Thursday afternoon back in March. News of a mysterious new virus was spreading across the country and I receive a notification from my company that tomorrow will be a mandatory work from home day in order to test our company’s ability to work remote should this whole COVID thing get…
Category: Storytime
Apartment Hunting in Salt Lake City – A Horror Story
This is a pretty wild story so go ahead, grab some coffee and get comfy while I spill some tea. If you have been following me then you might have seen the pre-move update a couple of months ago where I talked about the fact that I got a job in Salt Lake City, Utah…
I was stranded in Italy! (Not an Average Moving Vlog)
My move home was anything but uneventful. As if spending 54 hours of my life to get home wasn’t enough, my bus broke down, I had to rebook my plane, and my new flight was even delayed! It honestly felt like the world was working against me those couple of days. They say a picture…
My Dental Emergency in Italy
I wake up just as I do on any other day. After some (quick) causal scrolling through social media I crawl out of bed (or rather climb since I’m in a bunk at this flat) and make my way immediately to the bathroom where I use the toilet, and put my hair up and out…
Finland is my Happy Place – A Weekly Photo Challenge
I really had a hard time trying to pin down my favorite place since I have come across so many beautiful, peaceful, memorable, and sentimental places in my lifetime. My host mom in Berlin’s home was very high on the list as well as the sand dunes and Columbia River where my parents used to…
Saying Goodbye to Frankfurt School; my Working Video Portfolio
After having already worked a fourth of my life, it has been so refreshing to finally be doing something I actually enjoy. Ever since I moved out at the age of 18, I have been working shitty retail jobs to get by. While I really value those experiences for what they taught me and for…
Small-Town USA to City Life in Germany; How it Happened
I’ve gotten a lot of questions like, “why Germany?” or “how’d you get here?” during my time studying in Frankfurt. It’s a pretty straightforward story that, on the surface, perhaps lacks some magical feeling of destiny or magic but I think that once people get to know me and where I’m from, they start to…
The First time I ever left the United States; A Summer Studying Abroad in Germany
At the end of May, 2015 (after my junior year of college) I boarded a plane for the first time ever with a nonstop, 11 hour flight from Seattle to Frankfurt. I touched down in Germany and was picked up by my friend, Katharina. She had studied abroad in my little hometown in Washington state…
The Time I was a Rodeo Queen and got Chased by a Bull
So I have taken this Weekly Photo Challenge as an opportunity to let you all get to know me a bit more. Many of you might be surprised to know (especially if you are not from my home town) that I was pretty much a bonafide cowboy in High School. Want proof? Look below. To…
I’m a Award Winning Video Editor Now (jk, but not really)
Since I had no classes this last week, there was a lot more room for fun. Unfortunately, there was also a holiday on Thursday so I had to juggle hours around at work. That coupled with the event I had to work on Wednesday meant that I got hella hours clocked in last week. That’s…
My Way of Everything 