Israel and Palestine are always in conflict but since the killings of there young teenage boys, Israel has decided to retaliate. The Hamas is also fighting back launching missiles to Israel while Israel is launching attacks on Gaza. Sirens have been constantly going off and I've had to run for cover quite a few times now. I am not used to living in a country that is in constant state of war and terrorism in this way. On one hand some Israelis are going on with th...

I arrived to Chiang Mai, Thailand still sick from what I came to find out was dengue fever. I'm pretty sure I caught it in Phuket because I was covered in mosquito bites from there and I came to find out that there is a huge outbreak in Phuket. Also it incubates in your system from 5-14 days and I got sick in Bangkok. The first 3 days in Bangkok were a lot of fun because I spent it with a friend I met in Bali who happened to be in Bangkok at the same time I was. ...

I must write about my elephant excursion in Bali. That was the only thing I actually regret. We didn't research it quite honestly as well as we should have. It was like going to Disneyland. A f***ing circus. I watched a documentary on elephants and how they are trained at circuses and I cried throughout the whole film. They use these sticks with a metal point at the end to penetrate through the elephants skin so that they feel pain. Also elephants are made to be ...

I am sitting here for the first time alone in my hotel room. Up until now I was traveling with a friend in Indonesia. We parted a couple of days ago and I am now in Phuket Thailand. For the last couple of nights I stayed in patong beach, Phuket at bodega hostel sharing a 4 bed dorm. I met some cool people and had fun going out with them on my first night to watch the Germany and Portugal game. But I'll say this much. I never care to go back there again. It was sl...

I officially started the part of the journey that requires me to be fully alone. It's pretty ironic when I think back to being in Los Angeles and how scared and fearful I was to do this solo part. But here I am now feeling more tranquil than I could have ever imagined. Yes fear is there but she ain't driving the wheel ;) I'm embracing this solo journey with open arms and with an open heart. I never realized how quickly I would arrive to this point but I'm here an...