ACatchOfLightSep 17, 20192 minJust peachy...Peach fuzz tickles my fingers as I stretch on my tiptoes to the highest part of the branch. The orchard smells like wet mud and decaying...
ACatchOfLightOct 31, 20176 minZHANGJIAJIE (CHINA PART 3)In Avatar the Na'vi have an affectionate greeting of endearment to one another, which in their native tongue they affirm "I see you"....
ACatchOfLightOct 30, 20176 min X'IAN (CHINA TRIP PART 2)X'ian is the smell of boiling sweet potatoes, tossed noodles, and frankincense. It is the first memory that comes to mind when the city's...
ACatchOfLightOct 29, 20178 minBEIJING, CHINA (CHINA TRIP PART 1)A few years back I was asked why I love to travel. It might seem like a silly question since the internet is rich with images of people...
ACatchOfLightSep 22, 20172 minAwesome Alaska Rain streaks the dirty cab windows. Alaska is grey, all shades of ash, splashed with a golden yellow of the setting sun and changing of...
ACatchOfLightSep 28, 20151 minICELAND PART 4 - VIK, ABANDONED PLANES, AND WATERFALLS (THE SOUTHERN END OF THE ISLAND) Towards the end of my Iceland adventure I went south. I'd read about incredible walls of falling water, abandoned military planes,...
ACatchOfLightSep 27, 20155 minICELAND PART 3 - WESTMAN ISLANDSThe one thing my mom really wanted to do in Iceland was see a puffin. To explain her excitement about the cute little birds I can only...
ACatchOfLightSep 26, 20152 minICELAND PART 2 - A LITTLE BIT WESTWhen planning my trip to Iceland it was hard to figure out what I wanted to see in the short time I had. Worried I would pack too much...
ACatchOfLightSep 25, 20159 minICELAND - PART 1Iceland has been on my list of places to visit since I was a kid. When my mother was in High School her family accepted an exchange...