After feeling like a crazy person for a few months, finding it next to impossible to focus on any given task, I've upped my medication for the time being. Hopefully, this will be the solution I'm looking for to help me get all of the writing done! In every monthly post, I like to share the … [Read more...] about Behind the Curtain: February 2024
A Sibling Escape to Solvang, California
Right before Thanksgiving, my sister Sammi and I flew to California to visit our youngest sibling, Rae for a maybe annual "sibscation." I'd been to Los Angeles before, but it was Sammi's first time, so we had a quick afternoon of sightseeing, including the Warner Brothers Studio Classics Tour, … [Read more...] about A Sibling Escape to Solvang, California
Caroline in the City Guide to San Juan
San Juan is the bustling capital of the island of Puerto Rico. Before the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1493, the island was inhabited by the Taíno people. In the 1500s, San Juan became a key Spanish outpost in the Caribbean, serving as a strategic military and trading hub with walled … [Read more...] about Caroline in the City Guide to San Juan
A Day Trip to Colombia’s Laguna La Concha
One of my days in southern Colombia was spent along the shores of Laguna La Concha, the second-largest body of inland water in the country. Legend has it that the lake was formed when an Indigenous princess spilled a cup that caused the entire valley to flood. Whatever the situation, it's undeniably … [Read more...] about A Day Trip to Colombia’s Laguna La Concha
Writing Goals for 2024
It’s that time of year again when I talk about my career and what I’ve learned! I think I'm finally coming out of the post-pandemic years, first with hardly any work and then an overabundance. Now we're somewhere in the middle. This year has had some financial expenses I wasn't exactly prepared for, … [Read more...] about Writing Goals for 2024