Philosophy

#4: Skydiving over the Great Barrier Reef at Mission Beach

Tweet “Well, it’s not like you ever hear about people coming down and saying, that was awful, I absolutely hated it, right? And you’re bloody here, so you know you’re going to do it. What’s the point of being nervous?” Those were the kind words of comfort I offered to the muscled, tattooed English man [...]

November 21, 2011 Continue reading…

The beauty in saying goodbye, and looking forward

Tweet I’ve never been one for goodbyes. In social situations, I’m notorious for pulling a Cinderella and simply disappearing into the night without a word. Whether I’m dead sober or sloppy drunk, I just hate going through the social protocol and saying a proper goodbye. I’d rather skip the awkward hug and excuses, and leave. [...]

November 7, 2011 Continue reading…

Finding inspiration in other’s stories: Swept and Travels with Myself and Another

Tweet “Solitude is all right with books, awful without,” writes Martha Gellhorn, my latest literary/travel/life inspiration. The last two books I’ve read have featured ordinary women who have taken extraordinary journeys, women who inspire me to push beyond my comfort zone.

October 31, 2011 Continue reading…

The ups and downs of a six-month attention span

Tweet One of the most defining characteristics of Gen Y is its short attention span. We’re a generation that’s been raised with instant gratification, ever-faster and ever-better technology and an obsession with multi-tasking. I’m certainly no exception. I have an infamously short attention span and inability to focus on any one thing for too long. [...]

October 26, 2011 Continue reading…

Making friends: finding people just like me

Tweet It’s funny how we gravitate to people just like us. It’s a fact that I learned in social psychology–people are attracted to people like them, whether in friendship, work or relationships–but it’s still shocking to think about its application in real life. My friends at home are all remarkably similar to me: while there [...]

October 24, 2011 Continue reading…

People or places: why do you travel?

Tweet Why I travel—why I click the “buy” button on an airline website and watch my hard-earned money float away, endure crack-of-dawn wake-up calls and late-night taxi rides, why I gladly suffer through jet lag and customs forms and currency exchanges—usually falls into one of two categories: people or places. I travel to catch up [...]

September 26, 2011 Continue reading…

My list of solo travel joys

Tweet It’s the awkward curse of the only child: I often prefer being alone, a good book as my company. I love hanging out with my friends, but I also like nights in with a favorite movie and a glass of wine, an early morning run, an afternoon at a café with a stack of [...]

September 18, 2011 Continue reading…
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