“Safe travels! You have my Facebook and WhatsApp so we can keep in touch—you have a couch if you ever make it to Florida!” And just like that, a new friend has come and gone. At our parting, my new friend scurries off with her backpack strapped to her back, ready for the next hostel, …
Honduras, a land of contrasts and vibrant traditions, often feels like the American South of Central America—a place where the pulse of life slows down under the relentless heat and wide-brimmed cowboy hats are the norm. Imagine stepping off a bus in a Honduran border town as you head to an ancient Maya site, the …
One day I sat chatting with the children at the orphanage I volunteered at last year in Cambodia and I stuttered into a shocked silence as they casually stretched their fingers backwards—their fingers dipping so far back over the top of their hands with pressure that the tips could actually touch their arms. I had been at …
Happy Fourth of July from the Washington Monument in DC! An old friend of mine from middle school lives in DC while she undergoes training with the government, so I made a pitstop into the city to see her after staying in New York for a week. Being my first Fourth in the city, she …
I haven’t talked much about traveling through Cuba but this image is pretty iconic Cuba in my memories. The cities in Cuba are filled with crumbling houses once painted with an array of blues, yellows, and oranges but the wealth that built most of Cuba decades ago has simply faded over the years—zero maintenance and …
If you’re a faithful reader here at A Little Adrift then you very well could think that I am still hunkered down in Guatemala practicing my Spanish at a language school in Xela—that’s not precisely true! I left Central America about a month ago to be part of a friend’s wedding in California, and to …
Nestled into the cozy, cushioned table beds in Café D’Noz on Lago de Atitlán I was taken off guard when my server climbed up onto the cushions to whisper in my ear. At first all I heard was a bit of hushed syllables inaudible over the blaring movie showing in the café. With a questioning …
These children made me stop in my tracks when I was hiking through the remote villages in Guatemala—I can just exactly picture my three nieces and nephews in that same exact position and shooting those incredibly sweet grins (well, that baby’s not grinning, but the girls—too cute!). Part of what I love too are …