Thanksgiving is here! I thought it would be fun to share a post from my old blog about the first Thanksgiving I had in Japan. It was one of two non-traditional Thanksgivings I’ve spent in my life. I can’t remember what the first one was, although I mention it in…
Hey y’all! Welcome to Wimberley! Just a short hour drive from Austin, it makes for a wonderful and easy weekend away from the city. In our case, it was a mid-week getaway because the cutest rentals book up quick in these parts so if you don’t plan ahead, you get…
Riding around on a bus may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you start dreaming of a backpack adventure. But short of hitch-hiking, which I wouldn’t recommend, it’s the least expensive way to see the most of Europe. Eurolines is a registered non-profit bus cooperative that…
Over Halloween weekend Brian and I went up to Seattle for a few days. We stayed in an awesome Airbnb right in the Capitol Hill neighborhood. It was around the corner from tons of coffee, food and bars, and an easy downhill walk to the water, Pike Place Market and…
I found the old blog I kept while I was living in Japan and I want to share some posts with you! This was one of the first ones I wrote after moving from Los Angeles to Chikuzen-machi, a tiny town in the Fukuoka prefecture on the island of Kyushu.…
Developing a team build with a charity requires more creative juice than hiring a company to run a cookie-cutter program. But that’s just another part of what makes it fulfilling! There are tons of national charities and non-profits that you can work with but a quick search online will turn…
Team building inspires camaraderie, develops friendships and deepens relationships. This translates into a happier, more productive workplace. At some point in our professional lives, we’ve all participated in a cooking challenge, a scavenger hunt, or tried to build a tower out of marshmallows and spaghetti. Here’s why you should stop…
I am always looking for the best deal on flights and ways to finagle the system to find the cheapest airfare. Sometimes the ticket price is just too high for me no matter how I slice it. Like when I waited until last minute to book flights to Nashville for…
There are lots of tricks to getting the best price on your flight, but purchasing during the right timeframe is one of the easiest and most effective ways to make the most of your travel dollars. The timing depends on several variables, including if you are traveling domestically or internationally, time…
Planning meetings and company events is exciting work for me even if the attendees may not feel the same way about actually sitting through them. 🙂 For my own sanity and theirs, I try hard to bring a fresh perspective to the ever boring-sounding “company meeting.” Here are 8 inspiring…
