At 16, my first backpacking trip was also my first time to ever camp or sleep in a tent. What can I say? Sometimes going 0-60 is just how I roll. While there was a lot (basically everything) for me to learn about…
Archives for September 2012
background by lecrae
I know I’m just a white girl from Texas, but “Background” by Lecrae flew into my world and has become my plea this week as I pour over where I’m going and what I am doing. I know I’m safest when I’m in…
3 things to know before backpacking in the pecos
A few weeks ago, I visited the New Mexican wilderness on my fourth back packing trip. I know, I know…as Jack said to Rose in the movie Titanic, I seem a little more like an indoor girl, but surprise my…
a day santa fe
A few weeks ago, I escaped the August Texas heat for the mountains of New Mexico. Killing time before embarking on a backpacking adventure in the Pecos Wilderness, my dad and I explored New Mexico’s artsy and arid capital, Santa…
the truth about the job search
The truth about the job search is this: it may be the hardest thing I’ve done yet. Sometimes, the actual process of applying and throwing yourself and your ideas out on the line is hard, but really, it’s the accompaning mental…