nod 'n' smile

When I was 11, my mom decided that I shouldn’t go trick or treating anymore. Having not grown up with the holiday, she didn’t quite comprehend the tradition and thought I was too old to go door to door asking for candy. So for most of my early life, Halloween barely registered on my radar [...]

At this point in my life, since I’ve chosen to make traveling a significant priority, the substantial amount of time and resources required means that I’ve had to put other things on the back-burner. One of the biggest “sacrifices” I’ve had to make is holding off on adopting a pet. I love animals to bits, [...]