Reflecting on a Year of Travel

‘Tis the season of round-up blog posts!

I’ve had a strange and intense year—a lot of personal changes in my life, a lot of updates, a lot of ups and downs. Some of those you’ve seen in my writing whether here on my travel blog, or on my Twitter, or on my crazy rants on Instagram. But a lot I’ve kept to myself.

In those times when we’re not sure what’s next, we do what we always do: we look back. But with one foot forward (because I can’t stand still) and one foot in the past, I’ve spent a lot of my year in a constant state of reflection.

And that inward thinking that’s defined my year—even while mostly private within my own mind and among my close friends; it’s manifested itself in some weird ways. Often publicly.

A lot of you noticed. In the past few months I’ve received countless messages of support from friends, followers, and strangers—so many of you that have quietly liked my photos or shared my blogs noticed something was up….