I had just spent the week volunteering for Give and Surf out in the secluded rainforest islands of Bocas del Toro, an archipelago of 300 different islands in Panama. I…
I awoke without an alarm to quiet, only broken by the occasional bird chirp and the quiet lapping of the water onto our dock and island deep in the rainforest…
Here’s me relaxing in a hammock at the volunteer house in Bocas del Toro, Panama. As you can tell, hammocks make me so happy!
Give and Surf, a non-profit benefiting education of the indigenous community of Bocas del Toro, Panama has updated their video on volunteering. I volunteered with them last December and it…
Please help me and my younger brother to volunteer in Bocas del Toro Panama with Give and Surf this December! The donations in the past have gone towards things like school supplies, a…
I have an announcement! I am bringing my younger brother (He’s going to be 15) to volunteer with Give and Surf again this December! I am so excited and very…
Here is me on the bridge that connects Costa Rica and Panama – It’s a rickety old train bridge with beautiful views of the river – be careful not to…
Go on my first cruise – I’ve always had mixed feelings about cruises, but was recently invited on one going to Haiti, Jamaica and Cozumel, Mexico to celebrate a one…
Volunteering with Give and Surf in Bocas del Toro, Panama was a life-changing experience. I do a lot of traveling but had not volunteered abroad before and felt that I should…
I had five items on my 2013 Bucket list and completed three of them. Though I didn’t complete all of them, I completed what I consider the “biggest” goals. Here’s…