For every comment from frustrated campers about how they don’t want to eat the dinner you made because it looked too healthy, there is a moment when a student tells you that they appreciate nature more.
Read moreHow the Mountains Shaped Me
My experience has inspired me to search further and look more deeply into how the land I was recreating on was shaped, and to strengthen my backpacking and mountaineering skills to be a better hiker. The mountains shaped me into the leader and hiker that I am today, and I am forever grateful for the chance to explore them.
Read moreHeading Back to School
This year, I decided to take a sabbatical from full-time marketing after losing my grandmother and head back to school. So far, heading back to school has been such an amazing experience, and I know that it will only help transform my life and career when I return.
Read moreThoughts On the Next Four Years
I want to be clear. I still, and will always stand, with the immigrant, LGBTQ+, Black, Indigenous, and other marginalized communities as a queer Black woman.
Read moreWhat I Have Planned For Tomorrow
First, stop for a moment. Make time for yourself, and then do what you can to cancel out the destruction.
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