So I made a mini triangle trek around Texas this past weekend. Here’s a little map I drew (not to scale) to help put things into perspective. I left super early Saturday morning (6:30 am woot woot) to get to San Antonio by 8. SA is only an hour south of Austin, so it was [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘my travels’
May 18, 2010
I’m Going To Houston, BRB
Went to Houston this weekend to visit family. I feel so lucky I finally live close to them – love love love love love that I finally get to see them and we get to spend time together! Heading out 290. Pre-torrential rainstorm. HMMMMM that sure looks healthy! From this point on, I hydroplaned all [...]
July 6, 2009
a night in Greece
So, I’ve decided that my internship has the power to make me quite nostalgic, as I am thinking about studing abroad and travel each and every second of the day. At the moment, I’m sifting through my Queretaro photos and video that can perhaps be used in collateral…or website content…or anything really. ANYWAY… So…I came [...]
June 20, 2009
first Austin update
So, I’m finally here is Austin. I begin my internship at API a week from tomorrow (can’t wait – they have already been more than amazing/accommodating/welcoming!) I figured I’d share with the world some of the discoveries I’ve made in the first 24 hours of living in Austin. Austin is SUNNY. and has lots [...]
May 25, 2009
storytelling of a T-Rex fraternity dissapointment
While in Seattle this past weekend, I found myself in FAO Schwartz. The salesman, I quickly learned, was a MASTER storyteller. Apparently, he’s also his family’s historian and maintains all the family records and stories because he’s “excellent with remembering names and dates.” He told me a handful, maybe in case I didn’t believe him. [...]
May 10, 2009
a visit to Coney Island
Laura, Ryan and I ventured to Coney Island a few days back. Man, what a trippy place. Crazy history and…it’s just weird. I’d love to go back there at night or during the famous hot dog eating contest. SUCH A STRANGE PLACE! Here’s our first reaction to Coney Island: Lola Staar’s (abandoned) Dreamland Roller rink: [...]
April 4, 2009
my spring break in three minutes: the documentary
My sister recently joined SaltStudio, an agency in Missoula (woohoo congrats!). This means my spring break was spent helping with the move from Oregon to Montana! (and of course doing NVC, it’s like a 3rd arm at this point) As exciting as hauling couches up flights of stairs and sending e-mail by the masses was, [...]
March 18, 2009
mexperience reflection
“¡Bienvenidos a la ciudad de México! En un rato, vamos a . . . “ What the hell is going on? And what the hell are these people saying? Why am I the only white person on this airplane? Nothing anyone says about studying abroad can prepare you. Jump in, face first. Mess up. [...]
March 8, 2009
future STA Travel’s 2009 World Traveler Interns?
1. Megan and I like to watch, listen, observe, converse, think, motivate and inspire. We document pretty much everything, find joy in the mundane and embrace the quirks that make life a story worth telling. 2. We’ve realized that to grow a brand, there is huge value in storytelling and authenticity, AKA, both showing AND telling. [...]
