I set a pretty aggressive goal on Goodreads.com for 2013 since I blew away my goals the last couple years. Unfortunately I might have been a little too aggressive--last time I checked in I'm 11 books behind reaching my goal by the end of the year. Darn wedding planning is getting in the way of …
Category: Africa
Traveling Through Your Alma Mater
One of the reasons I chose to attend Kent State University was its study abroad programming. I knew in high school I wanted to study abroad at least one semester during college, and the university's programming in that regard caught my attention. Reading about what the university has to offer in the way of study …
Literary Travels: Catching Up
Lately I've been trying to yet again come to terms with a fact of life that constantly plagues me; having to postpone one love for another. If I want to get married, I have to stop traveling and save money. If I want to have money, I have to stop sitting in my window seat …
Top Tens of Travel
When I was in grade school, I remember making top ten lists with my friends. Top ten boys, top ten songs, top ten movies, etc. The order was susceptible to change at any moment, but the idea was popular for years. I still find myself making similar lists today--facebook asks for my favorite movies/books/etc., my significant …
Literary Travels: Little Bee
Every time I think I'm going to make some headway on my book pile, which I've started compiling electronically thanks to GoodReads.com, someone at work leaves a new book on my desk. I'm not really complaining-- I've read some pretty incredible novels thanks to input from fellow bookies at work, the latest being Chris Cleave's …
Typical Traveler? Laugh At Yourself
A friend turned me on to the book Stuff White People Like by Christian Lander just before Christmas. Not only did I have to buy the book for my brother, reading snippets of it as I was trying to get it wrapped and under the tree, but I forced him to let me read bits …
Booking Trips: Yourself v. Agent
One of my New Year's resolutions is to do a better job of documenting my trips-- big and small-- on the blog. Sometimes I get so caught up in making sure I get an international trip in each year that I miss out on thoroughly enjoying and sharing some of the smaller road trips I …
Heather's Compass 