Being stuck at home means there can be a lot of time to kill. I've been doing a good bit of reading (not surprising), so I decided to make a short list of my top five recommendations for the current moment. By that, I mean books that have, on the whole, a calm tone that… Continue reading A Pandemic Summer Reading List
This summer, I flew to Santiago, Chile and spent a few days wandering this massive city on my own before meeting up with my group on Easter Island. At this point, I've done a fair amount of traveling, and I'm on my own for significant amounts of the time. This doesn't concern me all that… Continue reading Traveling Alone: Santiago, Chile
Easter Island, or Rapa Nui, is the most remote inhabited place on Earth. Spending three weeks there helping with research was not something I really planned or even imagined doing, but that's what I did this summer! I applied to this program through my university just on the off chance that if I were to… Continue reading What I Learned on Easter Island
After a couple days in Santiago, I still did not see everything, but I knew even before I came that since I would only be here for a few days, I also wanted to see a bit of the rest of Chile. Originally, I picked a tour to Cajon del Maipo, but due to unsafe… Continue reading Visiting Inca Lake
I've had an amazing couple of days in Santiago! It's such a big and vibrant city, and I would love to see more of it in the future. However, with only two days I had to make the most of my time and see everything I could. Day 1 was mainly spent seeing the sights… Continue reading Two Days in Santiago
Wonderlust Wanderings 