“Have fun storming the castle,” I yell to my twin sister as she walks toward airport security. My parting words seem odd to the strangers around me, but Cady immediately breaks into a smile. The line is a reference to the 1980s cult film (and family favorite)… More
To begin, I’d like to introduce myself the best way I know how: I’m a reader. I have been one my entire life. It probably has something to do with genetics – my great-grandmother aspired to be a journalist and collected hundreds of books throughout… More
I want to take a moment and talk about something we all have, and we all use: smartphones. They can make you feel like you’re right next to someone 10,000 miles away, but they can also completely detach you from something happening not 5 feet in front… More
Although it has always been a personal goal of mine to step foot onto Cuban soil, I never thought that I’d actually have the opportunity to spend 3.5 months living on such a mysterious island. Hard work pays off, and here I sit in the Florida Keys preparing… More
Hey! I’m Gillian, and I’m an Anthropology major at the University of Colorado Boulder. Hopefully this blog will give those that are paying for my college education a shred of hope that I will be able to do something with my need for travel and invasive… More