Lying back in the sun, eyes closed with the breeze from the lake cooling me and listening to the band of crickets and cicadas, it’s hard to believe that I’m…
California Girl
I spent my Fourth of July weekend in California, my dream state. I am an ex-New Yorker, with a Latina bent, making me the perfect California dreamer. I live in…
Facebook: A Reluctant Love Story
I held out for a long time. Years, even. I resisted MySpace, scoffed at Friendster and was stalwart in my conviction that Facebook was not something I needed in my…
Chocolate Cusco
After a confusing early morning flight from Arequipa (confusing because the plane skipped a scheduled stop of the flight and landed an hour early in our final destination of Cusco),…
Girlfriends
On a hot summer evening, my friend Jon and I go out on the town. We hit up Level 5, a gorgeous rooftop bar that overlooks the Cape Fear River…
Driving in the East of the USA
My first major road trip was when I was seven. And really, it wasn’t a trip as I never did make it back to the starting point. When my family…
Budapest: a friendlier but less convenient city
Three weeks ago, with a good friend of mine, I took a much-needed holiday to a city I’ve been meaning to visit since I moved to Prague: Budapest. Living in…
How to Make Friends when Traveling
I’ve done my fair share of traveling and made some of my best friends in the most foreign of situations. But if you’re about to start traveling, either alone, or…
Where Were You When…?
Two weeks ago I was in Berkeley visiting a friend when I saw news coverage of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. It’s amazing, the change that takes place in…
Bath
While studying abroad in London, Bath is the only other place in the UK that I explored. In part it was because I wanted to see Europe while it was…
The Wait
You’ve bought your ticket and felt the excitement of finding that perfect deal to get you where your heart longs to visit; now what? There are X months of waiting…
Who Says You Can’t Go Home?
I’m driving from my mom’s house in Hanover, NH to my alma mater, Wellesley College, in Massachusetts after a pretty intense Thanksgiving road trip. The descent to North Carolina begins…again….
Traveling with Purpose
While in Europe, I traveled with no purpose beyond seeing whatever city I landed in. I went to Rome with a vague sense that seeing the sights was important but…
Hanging On
Part of studying abroad is making friends from different places, backgrounds, worlds. And part of the struggle when you leave is hanging on to those friendships. When you leave the…
Megan’s Top Ten of 2010
As challenging as 2010 was, I experienced some amazing things as a Go Girl. I celebrated one year as a writer for this fantastic online magazine with our year anniversary…