Asia – LN Lurie:

Red Cat-eye Glasses

Posted on 2018-10-26

“Cute glasses, LN! Are those real diamonds?” “hahahahahahahahahahaha. No…. But the story of them is epic.” (She didn’t want to hear the story. She just […]

Pictures! (finally)

Posted on 2018-03-25

Ok. I’ve been absent for a really long time. Haven’t even really been on the bookface, either. So- here are some pictures. MYANMAR […]

ep33. Packing – part 2 – Consolidation

Posted on 2016-07-10

This is a mini-series about packing. If you haven’t heard PART 1: yet- go do that! Here are some lists: International Packing First Aid Kit (Uses […]

China Observations – playgrounds

Posted on 2016-05-22

Someone asked me “What country has the most shopping?”. Which is a silly question to ask me….. But! I now have the answer: Asia. And […]

China Observations – iMiss (food!)

Posted on 2016-05-15

Have I done a couple blogs about ‘imiss’??? ah yea. there is it. I talk more about the “missing stuff from home” than I write about it, […]

China Observations – expensive day

Posted on 2016-05-07

Most of the time when I travel- I do it as cheap as humanly possible. I usually eat street food. Actually, I almost ALWAYS eat […]

China Observations – COLD!

Posted on 2016-05-01

As of this writing… it’s snowing…. STILL…… Eff you, Minnesota. But I shouldn’t complain. Because I have access to heat. FIRES! Glorious wool blankets! I thought […]

China Observations – “Somewhere safe in America”

Posted on 2016-04-24

This is an interesting one… I get asked this a lot. “Where is ‘safe’ in America?” “It depends on your definition of ‘safe’.” I usually […]

China Observations – Cold (weather)

Posted on 2016-04-17

Incase you didn’t get the memo, I’m house-sitting in Minnesota for my aunt. MINNESOTA. DURING THE WINTER. This is because I’m an awesome human […]

China Observations – Health care (attempt 2?)

Posted on 2016-04-11

I don’t know what happened to my last one. But here ya go….. ATTEMPT NUMBER 2!!!! (this took me all morning to figure out.) So […]

China Observations- Chinese Healthcare

Posted on 2016-04-10

Now…. a long time ago (almost a year!) I did a podcast about worldly healthcare. If you heard that- this is just another story about […]

China Observations – iMiss Food

Posted on 2016-04-03

When I first started traveling- I kept a log of foods that I missed. Actually, 95% of my days (while traveling, or otherwise) are spent […]

China Observations – buying stuff abroad

Posted on 2016-03-20

If my podcast hasn’t gone out already about packing- it should soon! And it’s a good one- BECAUSE! It talks about the awesomeness of buying […]

China Observations – getting lost

Posted on 2016-03-06

The scariest thing about traveling in a foreign country (for almost everyone I talk to) is getting lost. What do you do? How do you […]

Ep30. How to Haggle

Posted on 2016-02-29

This is a shorty, but goodie. Have you ever wanted to be good at haggling? Are you sick of paying crazy prices just because of […]

China Observations – PDA

Posted on 2016-02-21

When I was in India – I kept seeing men holding hands. In their culture, it’s totally forbidden for men and women to hold hands […]

Ep29. Zen vs Technology

Posted on 2016-02-14

Once upon a time, I was a normal person…. I had the “American Life” – the thing that is supposed to make you happy, but […]

China Observations – CRAZY BACKWARDS!

Posted on 2016-01-10

I think I’ve said this before- but one of my favorite “games” while traveling is trying to figure out how to do the things we […]

China Observations – dinner party

Posted on 2015-12-27

I was talking to a friend about living abroad. I told her that everyone has different customs. Even if you went down south from NY, […]

China Observations – The Haircut!

Posted on 2015-12-06

I’ve purposely grown out my hair so I don’t need haircuts all that often (once a year?) But the last time I got it cut […]

China Observations – Medicine

Posted on 2015-11-29

When we were in Africa, there was a lot of attention on Rhinos and not to take pictures/post pictures of them. (If you do, poachers […]

China Observations – “where do I buy…….?”

Posted on 2015-11-15

People here in Minnesota keep asking how my aunt is. I tell them “well, she can’t wait to come back. But I’m glad she’s taking this […]

China Observations – part 4

Posted on 2015-11-01

So- my aunt wrote this to me and I couldn’t help but think: “I feel the same way”… Here I am, in a new town […]

China Observations (#3)

Posted on 2015-10-18

I’m slightly behind on my aunt’s Chinese Observations. #2 talks about how they hired her husband/her to teach. The selling point was a “FAB LAB” […]

China – observations #1

Posted on 2015-09-20

This is something different… These aren’t MY posts– but my aunt’s. See, my aunt is living/teaching in China. She was born in Philadelphia and […]

Ep.17 Disaster Relief: Stories from Haiyan

Posted on 2015-06-07

Super Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) hit the Philippines on November 7, 2013. It had winds that were stronger than Hurricane Sandy and Katrina combined. I was […]

Ep16. Hospitals

Posted on 2015-05-17

Hospitals are scary…. But why? I’m scared of the cost- but what are OTHER people scared of? We investigate other countries (Australia, Canada, South Africa, […]

My budget- 30 months worth (34$ a day)

Posted on 2015-01-18

“How did you afford all this travel?” It’s not really that expensive. About 1000$ a month-give or take. Since not a lot of people post their […]

The birth of a bucket list (“Hello, I’m Susan”)

Posted on 2014-12-20

Last night I went swing dancing with a friend- a hobby that I used to enjoy quite often. As Leeds spun me around, he asked the […]

Playing Cards

Posted on 2014-09-28

I (stupidly) decided to be cheap and forgo the 25$ checked bag fee from Darwin to Singapore- because, hello! I’ll be in the tropics and […]

100 passport stamps

Posted on 2014-09-21

I love looking through my passport. It’s a guilty pleasure of mine- seeing the stamps and visas that I’ve collected, remembering all the boarder crossings […]

Raccoon City Experience (Japan)

Posted on 2014-02-28

Raccoon City Experience (Japan) I have 3 favorite things: 1) Zombies 2) Traveling 3) exercise/crossfit. This combines 2 of them! (And it is also being […]