1st-9th June, 2018: Sicily I had been wanting to go to Sicily for so long. When my good friend Susanna from Remote Year Ohana said she would go to do research for her food and wine retreat business, I jumped at the opportunity. I figured, when else do I get to go with a good friend who is also familiar with the country and speaks the language? During our 9 days in Sicily we went to Palermo, Ortigia (and island off of Siracusa), Ragusa, Modica, and Catania. However, my favorite turned out to be a place that wasn’t even in our itinerary, a small beach side town, Marzamemi, on the south eastern side of Sicily. We found out about the town when we were wine tasting at Planeta while talking to two
29th May - 1st June - Tunisia After the INSEAD reunion and two days in Paris, I flew to Tunisia to meet Jill, a good friend from Remote Year Ohana, and her boyfriend Louay. It was my first time in Tunisia and I had an absolutely fabulous time. It was even more special because I went during Ramadan and got to experience the Ramadan culture. Here were some of my favorite memories during my 3 days there. Going around Carthage , a part of Tunis, at sunset just before breaking fast. The feast that Louay’s mom cooked every day for the breaking fast meal at 7pm. Here is my level of excitement and anticipation waiting for the unfolding of pretty much the best meal of my life everyday. You might not
Spending a couple of days in Paris after the INSEAD reunion made me realize how much I love and miss this city. Paris to me represents something far greater than the city itself - beauty, love, romance, history, art, food, wine, culture, family, a way of life - all elements that I hold dear to my heart. No wonder as we were driving into the city, seeing the Eiffel Tower along the Seine river, my heart was filled with indescribable joy, affection, and longing, like reuniting with an old friend. My first time in Paris was with my parents when we were living in Germany. I was 11 years old and it was one of those 2-3 day bus tours. It was my first time sightseeing in a big European city and I fe
I always struggle to write these posts because I feel like so much happens every month and it’s always a daunting task to try to capture it all. And then I thought maybe instead of trying to capture it all I would get deeper into specific experiences that were especially meaningful to me. Month 4 was even more eventful than the others. I was in five countries and slept in 13 different places. I never had so many moments when I felt “This is THE life and I’m living it!” and a few other moments when I felt stressed, displaced, forlorn, and questioning what is this all for? It made me realize that life on the road can be so extraordinary in one moment and so tough in another. But the highs stil
