about me
“This time tomorrow, where will we be?”
– The Kinks
I’m at heart a Seattleite but forever a traveler. I’ve spent a good portion of my life dreaming up ways to get outside my local confines and explore the greater world, meeting people, finding adventures and taking photos along the way.
If I’m not on the road, I am creating mini-adventures for myself in the home and kitchen. Following new recipes, or just winging it. Tinkering with my blog or other web projects. Trying to eat locally and healthily. Crafting new ways to display the photos I take. Painting on canvases that I then put away on a back shelf because, let’s face it: I love to paint but I’m not a painter. Reading reading reading (I’m a book nerd).
My favorite thing though is to hang out with my dog, my friends, my family talking over wine about the things we’ve all been dreaming up. I work in web and am a believer in the power of the internet in connecting us all. I love being able to work in the field I do. Oh yes and I sell empanadas with my mom on the side. Quite a mix, I know.
In November 2013 I left my job at K2 to spend eight months seeing some things around the world. I’ve done it once before but this time it came with a more comfortable feeling. I knew no matter where I went I’d have experiences that would shape me for the better. Now I’m back in Seattle, working at a web agency and reliving my travels from time to time by slowly working through all my photos and writing up memories on this blog. Hope you enjoy!
Thanks for sharing, Alex. Of course I’ll be following and thinking about you. By the way, in Indiana we also said Valpo, back in the Butler days!
Alex, this is so exciting! I’ve done a similar thing … several times, so I loved it when you said, “this time it comes with a more comfortable feeling.” You hit the nail on the head. That “comfort with the world” is the most incredible feeling. I applaud your intrepid spirit and look forward to reading more. All the best, Teri
Thanks Teri! It’s a nice thought to be more comfortable with the world each time we travel.
Loving the blog! Seems like you’re living the dream. Nice work!
Would you be interested in sharing your experiences with the Yonderlist community? We’d love to have you rate some of the places you’ve been on our site. We’re looking for blogging partners who are actively traveling and excited to share their thoughts. When you submit a review, we also post links back to your site! I hope you consider being a contributor.
http://yonderlist.wordpress.com/
Also noticed you’re currently in Barcelona. We don’t have any reviews from Spain yet. You could be the first 🙂
Very cool, I like the site! I’ll submit something for Barcelona … it will have to be 10/10 I think, seeing as how I ended up lingering here for over a month in my travels 🙂
Sounds good! One thing we find is that most people submit one of their favorite places, and so we end up with many 10’s. As a favor, would you also share with us a place that you were unimpressed by or you thought was overrated?