The past decade has been truly incredible and defining for me. I just browsed through my electronic calendar from 2010 to now and these were the big highlights: I graduated high school and started collegeI studied abroad (the start of my travel bug)I met my then-future-husbandI survived a year and a half teaching in Baltimore … Continue reading Goodbye, decade
PhOtOsHoOt
Our dear friends offered to take pictures of us for our anniversary. We are super awkward so they even helped us with posing to pretend we're not awkward (much needed!). We had a lot of fun doing this in Blagden Alley right here in DC. Before the photo shoot, we taught them how to drive … Continue reading PhOtOsHoOt
Costa Rica
To celebrate our 1 year wedding anniversary, Bori and I traveled to Costa Rica. We stayed in a resort at Playa Herradura for 5 days, and San José for 3. Thanks to our travel points, we spent just over $300 for our 8 day trip! Highlights include: Zip-liningATV-ingLizards everywhereDay trip to Tortuga IslandWalking tour of … Continue reading Costa Rica
Initiation into my Nigerian family
Well friends, I officially feel worthy of rocking my Nigerian last name. We went to the motherland and I had the pleasure of experiencing Lagos. Bori's mom and grandma also went at around the same time, but for a longer trip. His mom hadn't been back to Nigeria since their family moved here in 2009! … Continue reading Initiation into my Nigerian family
California Winter
We decided to fly to California for our first Christmas as a married couple! We visited Bori's brother in LA, some friends in San Diego, and some trees at Joshua Tree National Park. Most of the airfare and hotels (and breakfasts) were FREE, thanks to our travel points 🙂 It felt strange saying "Merry Christmas" … Continue reading California Winter
From 1 to 2
I'm done with traveling by myself. It has shaped me into the person I am today, and I believe that anyone with the means to push themselves to jump on a plane to travel solo should experience it. But it's not just me anymore. I have a forever travel buddy now, bound by love and … Continue reading From 1 to 2
World Cup Trip
It's been a while! Bori and I went on a big trip for the World Cup this summer. The 2 Nigeria games that we went to were in Volgograd and St. Petersburg. Before, after, and in between, we got to explore Moscow, Minsk, and Istanbul. I think this video says it all 🙂 We had … Continue reading World Cup Trip
New Life
Well, my international adventure posts are over, for a while anyway! I'm happy to be back in Maryland. My life in Germany feels a million miles away, almost like a different life. It's strange to think about sometimes; 100% of my everyday life 4-5 months ago is now 0% of my life. I'm not surrounded … Continue reading New Life
Greece
After the last day of school, I hopped on a plane for one last European adventure as a resident of Germany. Mah gurl Chelsea met me in Athens where our adventures began. From there, we took a ferry to an island called Milos for two days. On day 1, we explored Plaka (the historic neighborhood) … Continue reading Greece
Bittersweet
The other day while I was teaching, I saw out the window that a girl was purposely dripping her ice cream on a boy's head, without him knowing. I laughed out loud and told my 11th graders what I just saw. It's times like these when I forget that I'm an adult and that I … Continue reading Bittersweet