I still struggle with how people can be bought and sold, beyond sex trafficking. While human trafficking is modern day slavery, and we are doing what we can ...

In my pursuit of the perfect cup of coffee, I continue to plague cities and coffee shops with new hopes that this may be the one. Of course, they're all wond...

What a lovely way to spend a Thursday night. A friend and fellow animal lover and I spent the evening giving love and getting much in return to small puppies...

It's been nearly a year since I was here, looking at this very blog. How did that happen? This was my spring, spent studying French in Paris. I wish I could ...

Since I've been traveling, documenting my journeys and just now getting back into my daily life in Minnesota (between my gap year travels), I've not publishe...

Touching centuries old history, seeing how nature is reclaiming what she feels entitled to, walking the grounds of a temple untouched by architectural preser...

Cambodia, by far, has been my favorite country. It is also the poorest country, or one of, in the world. Yes poverty does not hold them back from smiling, fr...

I had to run from the museum, crying and feeling a longing tug of home like I'd not felt in a few weeks. I was absolutely sick to my core. The War Remnants M...

Beauty almost fails to describe the country of Vietnam. Arriving in Hanoi, we started the student-led portion of our journey. For 8 days, we work as a team t...

While I'd love to declare the view from the mountains of northern Laos as incredible, it is, and the Hmong people kind and warm, they are, this trek has been...

Four months of research. One 67-page persuasive PowerPoint presentation. One consultant. And, I've been given the "go-ahead" for a one-year college deferral ...

As a graduating senior, May 1 is the day when you declare your intended university decision. In my case, I've applied to 10 art colleges and been accepted to...

All of my 17 years, I've heard my mother declare, "Constant dripping wears away the stone." She's a person of powerful perseverance. It's this very inspirati...

Never did I imagine that men would want to wear shirts that advocated against sex trafficking, but I'm proud to say, I know men who have raised their hands a...

Could I ever have imagined the demand? No! But, I sincerely appreciate it. I'm now able to donate hundreds of dollars to Breaking Free and a nice sum to Free...

It's a new year, and I'm hopeful 2017 will help many young people, girls, boys from challenging situations and/or crisis situations find hope and help. I'm d...

Hello everyone! It's chilly outside in Minnesota, but I'm finding my heart and life warm inside. I finally received all my latest designs, tagged them all an...

Tonight I watched as 11 women wore caps and gowns, traditional garb for a traditional graduation. But, unlike any other graduation, these women were graduati...

Finally, new inventory of my mission driven tees has arrived...and I'm ready to start shipping. Just bear in mind, I'm doing this all myself from my kitchen ...

ally on their way! After determining to design shirts with a mission driven purpose to help others, my shirts are ordered and should arrive shortly. My inven...