If before my muscles were sore, this morning when I awake at 6 a.m. every muscle of my body is yelping in agony, especially some muscles in my calves and glutes that I don’t recall ever feeling before hiking for
My brother Sean is a sophomore at the University of Southern California studying Engineering and I am super proud of him! Trojan Family Weekend at USC I was quite fortunate to get to spend a long weekend in Los Angeles celebrating his
A Hike Through the Costa Rican Rainforest, Day Two The day begins at 6:30 a.m. and though I have spent a considerable number of hours sleeping in this bed at a farmhouse in the village of Naranjo, I do not want
As we drive down Hollywood Boulevard, Highland Avenue comes into view and soon we are passing the El Capitan, Grauman’s Chinese and Dolby Theatres, and the streets seemingly swim with the famed sites of Hollywood lore. It’s a fall day
At the top of my personal travel bucket list is Egypt. Having been home to civilization for 5,000 years, the historical sights to be seen in Egypt are endless as are the dramatic landscapes of the deserts, rivers and sea. The
*Note: The following series is an account of my experiences during a ten-day hike with Outward Bound Costa Rica, leading through varied landscapes and small pueblos in Costa Rica’s Central Valley. During the trek we camped under tarps and stayed
While hiking around Costa Rica, I've developed a slight obsession for waterfalls. Seriously -- encountering a waterfall at the end of a long, sweaty hike makes all the pain worth it, especially if its safe enough to take a swim. All the
Two weeks ago something really cool happened. The San Francisco Giants won the World Series for the third year in the past five! On a travel related note, I also had the opportunity to be interviewed for The Daily Travel Podcast by Nathaniel
My life is a mad, crazy swirl these days. And I love it! I made it successfully through my 10-day trek through Costa Rica! My spirit and bones remain unbroken, but my arms and legs are covered in bug bites. I