The following blog is adapted from the final travel reflection I wrote to my parents in the summer of 2019. Cambodia remains a country I would like to return to 4 years later. Originally written July 2019 (lightly edited for clarity): During my first 4

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Thailand often tops people’s Southeast Asia bucket lists. Here’s the travel reflection I wrote to my parents about my two-week trip to the country at 22. Originally written July 2019 (lightly edited for clarity): Outside of leaving with the

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Up next in my travel reflection series is Country #29: Malaysia. Let’s return to summer 2019 when I visited the country in late June.   Originally written in June 2019 (lightly edited for clarity):   This past week I was in Malaysia,

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Last week, I returned to Country #28: Singapore! Dan had an opportunity to visit for work, and I decided to join him since we’ve considered it a place to live abroad together. I stumbled across the following email reflection I sent to my parents in

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I’m returning to Singapore next week, which has prompted me to think about the first time I visited Southeast Asia. Immediately following my graduation from Georgetown, I flew to New Zealand and Australia. Caroline met me in Melbourne, and we then

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The title of this blog is a harsh way to start out any conversation about travel. Normally, I tell people there’s nowhere I wouldn’t go, and I mean that for the most part. I truly want to experience everything (that’s safe). I think (just about)

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There was a period of time during my 2019-2020 travel year when I was obsessed with tiny countries. I made it my mission to visit the tiny countries that normally get passed over — many of which are the smallest countries in the world. Below, I’ll

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Photo 1 (above): Standing in front of the Batu Caves in Malaysia (June 2019) For four months after graduation, I traveled to almost every country in Southeast Asia. I started out traveling with friends (Maddie and Caroline), saw family along the way, and

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