Confession: of all professional sports, racing is one of the few that I’ve never gotten into. I haven’t been exposed to it very much and know little about it, so I never sought it out. It wasn’t even something I…
I have to admit, I’ve taken to surfing more than I ever thought I would. I’ve become addicted to the feeling of being on the board, the energy of a wave beneath my feet. The awe of nature that I’ve…
Let’s dig into overcoming personal obstacles. Do you ever find that there’s something you want to do, but for some reason you don’t pursue it? You may not be able to put your finger on why not. It could be…
My sisters and I crouched into an Uber to head to the 12South neighborhood of Nashville. A few minutes in, the driver asked a question that had clearly been on his mind: “So, are you part of a bachelorette party?”…
My previous post shared a brief analysis of takeaways from my first solo trip; namely, my surprise at finding myself in the company of others most of the time. As I traveled home from Sri Lanka, after keeping a near-daily…
A year ago today, I set off on an 18-hour journey to Sri Lanka. I was traveling not only to the other side of the world, but to a new country that I knew next to nothing about. And I…
It’s about time I dedicated a post to my favorite restaurant ever. I’m not normally one to pick favorites, but Rolf and Daughters (R&D to locals) delivers time after time after time. Located in the Germantown neighborhood of Nashville, not far…
If you’re familiar with Newport, Rhode Island, you probably think of its famous collection of summer “cottages” where America’s wealthiest families spent their summers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The Newport mansions are more palatial than most…
This weekend I embarked my first mileage run, something I thought I would never do. Many of you may be unfamiliar with what a mileage run is. I certainly was before I stumbled upon The Points Guy’s website. Frequent fliers…
Let’s talk about Mexico for a minute. In the United States, our neighbor to the south has become our favorite punching bag. Its shining and cosmopolitan capital, Mexico City, tends to get wrapped up in the generalizations. In the U.S.,…
