Traveling Insights: An Inside Perspective

Among submitting a job application, finishing up a dress I started more than 6 months ago, and unintentionally making myself sick on pinto beans, I returned to an awesome website I book marked back in January. I'd like to get paid to write, but I want to work through what that actually means and if going the blog route is really my best option. If you're considering the same, check it out! I was inspired to give my blog a new look after realizing that the style was a little boring and outdated. Gotta keep with the times, you know? :) Anyways, I had a thought the other day which was very strange and I felt worth sharing.  I was trying to think of the last time that I had traveled somewhere and felt as comfortable as I do now, in Beloit, and what popped into my head was "Mexico."  Which is crazy. Because Mexico was so different than where I am now, with it being a whole other cultural experience. But I guess when I really think about it, that's exactly what th

It took until today for the 'glow' of this rural lifestyle to darken a little. I forget that with the good comes the bad, and I was called out for my 'offensive' slogan on my waterbottle and my planner both last week and this.  As a result, they've been given makeovers of sorts, but just for the summer. The f-bomb is not exactly welcome around here I'm learning. And that's okay. There is a place and time for everything, and while I would have loved to declare why those slogans should be displayed proudly, there are times in your life when you just have to bite your lip and swallow your pride, your creativity, your uniqueness, in whatever form it takes. For me, it was a sticker on my water bottle and planner. Maybe this is just part of what it means to be 'professional'. I just hope every time it happens it doesn't make me want to cry, because it's a shitty feeling to happen over and over again. Hence, the makeover. On a related note, I thi

So...I wanted to see where I had left off the last time I posted, and didn't realize that it was all the way back in February!  That means that you missed out on my April visit day adventure, my whirlwind of graduation, saying goodbyes at the farm, my apartment search in Minneapolis, and my offer/acceptance of a summer internship in Beloit, KS. I'll keep some of the back story abbreviated because I think that some of my best writing will focus on (strangely enough) the beauty of living in rural Kansas. I, of all people, having grown up in Lawrence and felt that it was way too small for my liking, am falling in love with the calm and relaxed nature of small-town living. But first! For the catch up on other life happenings, and how I got to Beloit in the first place. 1. Summer internship applications Applied for one with the Kauffman Foundation in Kansas City, one in Alaska related to conservation, another in Singapore, and of course one through K-State Research and Exten