5 Ways Healthy Sleeping Habits Affect Your Health
How you sleep and whether or not you have healthy sleeping habits can make or break your body and mind. If your health is suffering, it may be that your sleep habits are to blame. The amount and quality of sleep that you get each night can have a profound impact on a...
The Essential Study Abroad Packing List
Your study abroad packing list may be the only thing more stressful than taking the leap to study abroad, but it doesn't have to be. This simple packing list ensures you don't forget the essentials when you're packing your life into a bag for a semester. The usual...
Study Abroad: 7 Compelling Reasons to Do It & Never Look Back
The study abroad programs I did through FSU changed my life and made me the person I am today. I was fortunate enough to start college and my life as an adult by studying abroad for my first semester in Panama. Then, for the last semester of college, I received a...
Swimming With Whale Sharks in Cancun, Mexico (Based on My Experience)
Swimming with whale sharks in Cancun, Mexico is easily the best ocean experience I've had in my lifetime. I used to think swimming with whale sharks was a bucket-list experience reserved for only a few, but it's actually affordable and accessible for anyone who can...
Moments I Felt on Top of the World: Swimming With Manta Rays in Cancun
In July 2020—while the rest of the world was stressing about Covid—my best friend Jaymie and I headed to Mexico to swim with the whale sharks. Little did I know I'd encounter one of the ocean's most otherworldly creatures as well. Whale Shark Tour With Amancay...
How to Furnish Your Entire House for Under $2,800
They say furniture is the third highest expense in your lifetime, after a house and car. But you can beat that statistic. I furnished my entire house for under $2,800 by buying used items, shopping local and taking my time—and I couldn't be happier. In this post I've...