If you were to ask me what is one of my favorite things to do when visiting a new city, my answer would be morbid. It may surprise a few others, but maybe not so much. — After I have walked the town and found coffee, I would research the most haunted thing to do, while sitting at the coffee shop. Usually, it is a cemetery; I will go immediately after I finish my coffee. Because what is better than being hopped up on caffeine while ghost…

First, I admit to watching her story on Netflix, Inventing Anna. It was interesting; I am always fascinated by how some people can fool everyone, including billionaires and CEOs of prominent corporations, such as Anna. — If you have not heard of Anna, let me fill you in briefly, her real name is Anna Sorokin. Anna portrayed a New York socialite and became an influencer. She posed as a wealthy German heiress to access the elite social scene of NYC between the years 2013–2017.

October has always been one of my favorite months. The chill in the air, the leaving slowly changing colors, the smell of fall. Plus, it is spook month. — For some of us, it is a time to reconnect with our ancestors and our roots. Feel their presence even more potent, especially near the end of the month. Fall often brings a time of preparation for hibernation. When I moved to LA after many years of living on the…

When I moved abroad four years ago, I had no idea what I was doing. I was open to any opportunity; a great adventure is what I got. Except it wasn’t until I settled in one country that I experienced actual culture shock. — When you are traveling around, moving in a group of others doing the same thing, it is still a protected bubble. I was in the backpacker’s group, doing the regular route most people follow. It was easy to avoid culture shock.

The Hotel Del Salto, also known as The Tequendama Falls Hotel, is located in Cundinamarca, Colombia, approximately 30 km from Bogotá, in the Soacha department. — The Hotel Del Salto, also known as The Tequenda ma Falls Hotel, is located in Cundinamarca, Colombia, approximately 30 km from Bogotá, in the Soacha department. The hotel sits directly across from a 180-meter-high natural waterfall, Tequendama Falls.

Yesterday my boyfriend and I decided to go up the mountain. — You might be thinking, Sara don’t you live on top of a mountain? Yes, I do; however, there is an even more giant mountain behind me. Here in Colombia, it is hilly and mountainous. You can live on top of one and still have many surrounding you, as we do…

When I left the US over four years ago, I had no idea I would get a self-sufficiency and survival degree — learning the ways of those around me, which seeped into my pores and have been entrenched in me. — Relearning these skills was like going back home, growing up on a homestead before it became cool, as my uncle likes to remind me. When I was young, the only thing I wanted to do was get a job in the city since the city was new and adventurous to…

A walk around my pueblito in rural Colombia. — This morning when I woke up, the power was out. It was as if the universe answered an unasked question. Yesterday I was on my computer so much without my blue light glasses I had the worst headache. I told myself I would not do anything on my laptop until…

The US has its problems, yet I am certain so does your home country. There is not one country that is perfect or escaping the current problems in the world. — Last night my boyfriend and I went out to the local language exchange. It happens every Friday night in town, hosted by the language school my boyfriend works. We rarely go; we only go when he likes the group or has a favorite student. His criteria are very high. Typically…