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The one thing I wanted to bring back more than souvenirs from Sweden was their tradition of fika. Fika means having a break, which normally is referring to a coffee break with others. They enjoy coffee with traditional Swedish cinnamon rolls and other pastries, or they will eat sandwiches such as Räkmacka. Räkmack is a…
The issues I encounter when I fly non-rev (stand by) are literally endless but this time around it was simply Mother Nature who was getting in the way (I remembered to not eat before I got on the plane…just kidding- see previous blog post). My trip began as I sat down on my flight to JFK, New…
When flying standby I am pretty used to being told “you’re not getting on this flight.” But once I’m seated in my seat I normally breath a sign of relief and think “all smooth sailing from here.” As I’ve sometimes noticed, but more recently truly learned, that is not always true. My dad always says…
Crème brulee has always been one of my favorite desserts. I usually order it when I’m at really nice restaurants as it seems appropriate since it’s such a classy decadent ending to a great meal (and it seems to be an item that is kind of unique to menus at fancy restaurants). So I was…
Being the exceptionally cool dad that my dad is he has a connection in Calistoga. Doesn’t sound very cool right?… but wait, it is located at the Northern end of Napa Valley in California. Now I have your attention. So to add to the story my dad went to college in Utah with Bo Barrett….
If you were to ask a Brazilian to make a list of their favorite foods it might look like this but make sure you’re specific and say Brazilian cuisine because the scribble at the top is crossing out chicken marsala. They will also tell you that at the very least you have to try Fejaida….
After a few days of being completely submerged in the Brazilian culture I quickly learned how the women get their amazing curves…the food! But me being American just simply felt like I was going to explode from all the food. My friend and I were very excited when we put on our jeans five days into…
I have officially started the “No plan, plan” chapter of my life (Read previous blog to understand this lingo). I left for Brazil on May 16th with two of my friends using buddy passes; I’m not going to speak for all airline employees but my history with buddy passes has not been very successful. A…
Today marks the beginning of a new chapter in my life, a chapter I am calling my “No plan, plan.” To define exactly what that entails would mean it would actually be a plan- so I’m going to figure out what this means as I go. I have finally graduated from college and have entered the “real world.” …
When an important part of your life comes to an end you begin to think about what you accomplished and what you wish you had. Lately I’ve been thinking hard about this one and am grateful to say that I am leaving college with no regrets. I know what you’re thinking sure sure “you don’t…