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Lifestyle Weekly Recaps

Weekly Recap #29, 2021

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This week’s recap looks a little different than usual because as I have previously mentioned, I spent the past seven days volunteering for a summer camp very close to my heart: Camp Rainbow Gold. Camp Rainbow Gold (CRG) is a nonprofit serving Idaho’s children with cancer and their families. What started as an oncology camp in the 1980s—a place that made it possible for ill children to participate in the fun activities of a normal summer camp—has expanded to include four camps each year, as well as scholarship programs, support groups, etc. I have volunteered at CRG in the past and was myself a camper for many years at their Sibling Camp. Continue reading “Weekly Recap #29, 2021”

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Lifestyle Summer Outfits Travel

El Camino de Santiago: The Untold Stories

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Today I’m sharing the third post in my Camino series, telling a few of the heartfelt and funny stories from throughout my journey. These are some of my go-to anecdotes when people ask me about my trip abroad! If you missed the first two posts, you can read about what the Camino de Santiago is and read about the people I met. I tried to limit each vignette to 200 words but, uh, y’all know how verbose I can be—I think each one got slightly longer. What can I say, you just can’t put a word cap on the Camino! Anyway, I hope you enjoy… Continue reading “El Camino de Santiago: The Untold Stories”

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College Lifestyle

5 Non-Cliché Things I Learned My First Year of College

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Well folks, I finally finished my freshman year of college (and am back to blogging). I know I’m a little late to the party, what with the quarter system and all—I mean, my friends have been on summer vacation since early May! But we’ll see who’s complaining in August when they all have to go back to school and I don’t ‘til mid-September, hehe. Anyway, it amazes me to think how fast this year went by (and how much I’ve changed in such a short period of time). I’m a nostalgic person at heart, so I couldn’t not write a reflection post about my first year. Before I left for school last summer, everyone told me the same bits of advice: be open, meet new people, get involved, etc. While all those nuggets of overused wisdom served me well, they were just that—overused. That’s why today’s post compiles some of the not-so-common things I learned my freshman year. Keep scrolling to read more and to see some of my favorite photos from the past 10 months! Continue reading “5 Non-Cliché Things I Learned My First Year of College”

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