Jan 9, 2013

As the daughter of a backpacking guru, I constantly heard the phrase, “Always leave your surroundings better than how you found them.”

Sep 29, 2012

My breathing synced with the rhythmic sound of my feet on the piney forest floor. Raindrops patted gently on the canopy far above me, but by the time the moisture descended, it was a mist—the kind that adds energy to a runner’s gait.  I stopped for a moment and looked around: trees, puddles, hill. I closed my eyes and listened: rain, insects, birds. I...

Aug 29, 2012

My dad instilled a love of travel in me ever since I can remember. In his work, he constantly traveled, mostly to techie conventions and rooms with giant computers and webs of colored wires.  He brought home presents for my siblings and me when he came home from his many adventures. At least we thought they were adventures. Really, he spent more time sitting in...

Feb 29, 2012

My mom will tell you that I’m a bag lady. I have a weakness for bags of all sizes, colors, shapes, and functions, and I hoard them shamelessly. In a single day, I might use three or four different bags. When I studied in London last summer, the occasion indisputably called for a new bag. I needed one that I could put a substantial amount of “stuff” in,...

Dec 28, 2011

 The release of this winter issue of Stowaway marks two years since the magazine’s premier issue in January 2010. In the short time Stowaway has been published, it has received two national awards of recognition: a Bronze Award for “Best Editorial/New Publication” and an Award of Excellence for “Custom-Published Magazines and Journals.”  The magazine...

Sep 29, 2011

When I was 18, I had my first experience with international public transportation. The Tube (a rather endearing nickname for London’s underground subway system) just about dismembered me when the train doors slammed shut much too close to a few of my extremities. Somewhere in the back of my mind it occurred to me that I was probably going to need that arm...

Jul 14, 2011

Two years ago, I walked across Europe in a brand-new pair of Converse sneakers. Though they provided me with (what seemed like) innumerable blisters, they also gave me a myriad of memories.

Apr 5, 2011

I travel to have fun. It might not be the most sophisticated or noble reason to go on vacation, but that’s just the type of person I am.

Mar 15, 2011

The story of an airline pilot’s daughter includes more than seeing the world from a window seat in first class.