Even though July is only halfway through, it already feels like a whirlwind month. Days after returning from New Orleans, I found myself on the National Mall for my first time seeing the capitol fireworks, then on the road again to spend a week at the beach. Our family has been going to Litchfield Beach in South Carolina for 10…
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NOLA Part II: Citoyenne ‘du Monde’
In my last post, I outlined all the service we performed on the St. Mark’s youth trip to New Orleans. I would be remiss to not include anything about the food and culture that permeates the city–a city where many of its residents have lived their entire lives. To get yourself in the New Orleans spirit, here’s our song from the…
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NOLA Part I: Down in the Treme
I can’t not have music in a post about New Orleans, so this is required listening (don’t worry, there will be more): I had the incredible opportunity to go to New Orleans last week as an adult leader for the St. Mark’s youth mission trip. The city–and the kids–were amazing and more than I could have ever dreamed of. Though…
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Unashamed Tourism (DC bucket list)
Wowee it has been a long time since I posted anything (thank you Lauren for prodding me…). When I moved to DC, my uncle Peter told me I should make a list of things I wanted to accomplish in the next year. Then a year passed. And now here I am after another year gone. Sigh. I’ve now lived here…
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120 Hours in Atlanta
…or, everything you’ve ever wanted to know about Atlanta. I am usually a self-proclaimed anti-tourist. I don’t gasp at monuments and I certainly don’t take tours (although you may see me try to sneak a few selfies around town every once and a while). But in Atlanta, it was a whole new ballgame. Usually in DC, the second question people…
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