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Jungle Fever, Or the Story of a Time When I Could Have Really Used Health Insurance Abroad

For the fourth week in a row my lungs are on fire as I walk up the hill that leads to my office on the rainforest base in Costa Rica…

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Jungle Fever, Or the Story of a Time When I Could Have Really Used Health Insurance Abroad
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  • Post published:May 9, 2017
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My 10 Best Travel Memories of 2016

There's just a few hours left of the year 2016 here on the East Coast of the United States and, before the clock strikes midnight, it's time for a reflection.…

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My 10 Best Travel Memories of 2016
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  • Post published:December 31, 2016
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6 Things You Need to Know Before Visiting Rio Celeste

It's hard to believe I lived in Costa Rica for a year and a half. Well, that's not entirely true. Some days it felt as if I' was there for an eternity…

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6 Things You Need to Know Before Visiting Rio Celeste
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  • Post published:March 30, 2016
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Farewell to Costa Rica, Hello to South America!

As I sit in row 14 of my Southwest flight from San Jose to Baltimore, sipping a complimentary gin & tonic courtesy of Southwest Airline’s celebratory St. Patrick’s Day mood,…

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Farewell to Costa Rica, Hello to South America!
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  • Post published:March 18, 2016
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Ocean Views and Starry Skies at Rancho Armadillo Estate in Playas del Coco

The walls of the open-air lounge at Rancho Armadillo Estate are adorned with newspaper clippings with headlines that read “The Kindest Hotel Owner in Costa Rica” and "Rancho Armadillo: Like Visiting a…

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Ocean Views and Starry Skies at Rancho Armadillo Estate in Playas del Coco
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  • Post published:March 15, 2016
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Living abroad: 10 Scenes from my Life as an Expat in Costa Rica

One week. After one year, five months and four days of living abroad in Costa Rica, one week is all I have left of my life in the rainforest. Beyond…

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Living abroad: 10 Scenes from my Life as an Expat in Costa Rica
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  • Post published:March 8, 2016
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Chasing Waterfalls in Montezuma

Standing atop a damp crag of a rock, peaking over the edge of Montezuma Falls as a stream of water swiftly plummets downward, violently kicking off the jagged cliff side and…

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Chasing Waterfalls in Montezuma
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  • Post published:February 11, 2016
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Beach Exploring With an ATV Rental in Santa Teresa, Costa Rica

With only one day to spend in Santa Teresa and miles of beaches to explore, my Tico travel buddy and I knew we needed a way to cover a lot…

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Beach Exploring With an ATV Rental in Santa Teresa, Costa Rica
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  • Post published:February 3, 2016
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Among the Treetops at Luz en el Cielo Hotel in Montezuma

Bright pink hues of the rising sun filter through the verdant treetops and softly land at the base of my bed, before melting into a bright yellow. It is dawn…

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Among the Treetops at Luz en el Cielo Hotel in Montezuma
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  • Post published:January 28, 2016
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Here’s to Making 2016 Great!

  I know I'm late to the game as we are somehow already a week into 2016, but I wanted to wish everyone a happy New Year from Something In…

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Here’s to Making 2016 Great!
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  • Post published:January 7, 2016
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It has been a long and painful four years. When It has been a long and painful four years. 

When I left Florida at 24 to move overseas I didn’t know that the journey of living and working abroad would turn me into an ambassador. But you learn very quickly as you move through the world that your very presence makes you a representative of the land you come from. 

While there’s been much in my country’s history that I’ve disagreed with, I wasn’t prepared for how painful it would be to look people who once admired my country in the eye and reassure them that the values we hold dear still remain. 

It was painful to be in Mexico and be asked to tell my friends and family back home that Mexicans are in fact nice people. 

It’s been painful to be in Europe, a continent that has long lauded my grandfather’s generation for the role they played in ending a world war, and hear our leader compared to their worst dictators. 

It’s been painful to be in Australia, listening to women debate the merits of taking 9 or 12 months off for maternity leave, knowing how many women back home have no options for paid leave at all.

It’s been painful to be in Papua New Guinea and be asked how my country could go from having a black president to having a president who says disparaging words about all those who don’t look like him. 

There have been so many moments of pain these past four years on the road, but today a new era arrives. @joebiden represents the best of our country - compassion, empathy, team work and strategy. 

And today, instead of shedding tears over a man’s derogatory comments about my body parts, I got to sit on the couch with my mom and shed tears over my fellow Californian @kamalaharris becoming our first female Vice President. 

America, Ambassador Salisbury is at your service! 
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One year ago today I drove a @ferrari down the #PC One year ago today I drove a @ferrari down the #PCH to Malibu... for work.... 
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“Belonging so fully to yourself that you’re wi “Belonging so fully to yourself that you’re willing to stand alone is a wilderness — an untamed, unpredictable place of solitude and searching.” - Brené Brown 
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2021 am I on the right path? . . . . #hike #hiker 2021 am I on the right path?
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Embracing winter. . . . . #getoutside #hike #hiker Embracing winter.
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New moon. Winter moon. 🌙 New moon. Winter moon. 🌙
Walking in a winter wonderland. 🌊⛄️🧜🏻 Walking in a winter wonderland. 🌊⛄️🧜🏻‍♀️
Moody skies. Let’s fly away. Moody skies. Let’s fly away.
NorCal rocks. NorCal rocks.
My ❤️(and stomach) are full of gratitude. Happ My ❤️(and stomach) are full of gratitude. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
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