“Did I just say that?” I thought to myself. The first time the words came out of my mouth in Bishkek, I couldn’t believe they were mine. That was when my pal, Erica, turned to me and said, “Why can’t you? If going home right now is what you need or want in order to be happy, then just ...
Brooke vs. Kazakhstan, Post-Travel | September 10, 2008
2 CommentsTwo years ago I seriously started thinking about long-term travel - seriously in the sense that I deemed the money in my bank account solely for the purpose of the "big trip", set a date, and started planning where to go. I recently came across the traveler pre-trip profile on bootsnall.com and tho ...
Brooke vs. Post-Travel | August 27, 2008
2 CommentsWas not leaving 110 degree weather Was not leaving dust storms Was not leaving behind a crazy landlady Was not having to take another marshrutka ride Was not packing up the apartment Was not saying goodbye to the language school Was not getting reacquainted with my comfortable, big bed Was no ...
Brooke vs. Post-Travel | August 11, 2008
2 CommentsEl fin del viaje. After Copan, the end of the trip was inevitably drawing near. It sounds silly to say this, but we felt as though we had come full circle, in more ways than one. Not only were we exiting out of the same city we had arrived in nearly 8 weeks before, but this time our perspective o ...
Brooke vs. Guatemala, Post-Travel | February 27, 2008
No CommentsClearly, I do my best writing when I'm emotionally unstable. Anything that comes out of these fingers when I'm feeling ...
"Most Americans aren't in good physical condition because they don't exercise enough." "No matter how unhealthy it ma...
This is true. I am currently at the ripe ol’ age of 25 – almost to the point where people start making jokes about ...
