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Musings on life, travel and more

Elephant Nature Park
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May 11, 2012, 18 Comments

The blinking red of my Blackberry alerting me to a new e-mail catches my attention as I sit on my couch, only a few days after returning from Red Mountain [...]

Valley of Fire

Hello, universe

May 7, 2012, 40 Comments

“Mom!!” I scream into my phone as I drive away from Red Mountain Resort under the sinking Utah sun. “Something has happened!” ...

Sunset in Las Vegas

Awake my soul: the story of shamanic healing

May 1, 2012, 30 Comments

Self. Birth. Transformation. Relationships. Those four cards stare at me on the animal hide table in the little room of Betina Lindsey, the shaman at ...

Solitude, standing.

The (in)exchange of energies

April 30, 2012, 24 Comments

Cynthia taps on my chest. Tap. Tap. Tap. I can feel those taps reverberate through my body. I can hear the sounds echo in my ears. Hollow. I feel holl ...

  • Las Vegas Fremont
    The career cross-road
    April 21, 2012, 22 Comments

    When it came time for my one-year anniversary with my company this past winter, I went in, ready to ask for a raise and full-time status. Despite the fact that, [...]

  • Window Seat
    Screw you, jet lag
    April 13, 2012, 29 Comments

    It’s  3:14 a.m. I’m wide awake. My heart is racing. My stomach is turning. I’ve been awake for an hour. Every time I close my eyes and try to sleep, [...]

  • A potential office view?
    I quit my job … again
    February 21, 2012, 44 Comments

    It’s amazing how quickly life can change. Two weeks ago, I was trying to balance my day job (a part-time position with full-time responsibilities) with my freelance writing. I was [...]

  • Flying!
    The A-Z of D Travels ‘Round
    December 26, 2011, 35 Comments

    Happy 2012! Well, Happy 2012 a few days early. While everyone is either dragging themselves into work for the short week, or spending time on a lil’ holiday, I figured [...]

  • Fall Foliage 2009 031
    I am thankful for …
    November 22, 2011, 6 Comments

    Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday of the year. It’s the time when I get to come home from wherever I am, and spend precious moments with my parents, my brother, [...]

  • August - November 2010 123
    Escape of the Week: Birds on a Wire
    November 2, 2011, 3 Comments

    I celebrated my one-year anniversary of returning to Las Vegas on October 30. Actually, the day came and went, and I didn’t even remember it’s been one year until today, [...]

  • Trujillo, Spain
    A different kind of addiction
    July 5, 2011, 19 Comments

    So, it’s been nine months since I returned to America. And, I have a confession: I am starting to freak out knowing that I’ve been living a stationary existence for [...]

  • The Adventures of D — A Retrospect
    July 4, 2011, 9 Comments

    Oh, my little blog. It’s been around since before I decided to take my career break and travel. It’s been around since I one sleepless October night in Atlanta when, [...]