When I look at this photograph I cannot help but laugh. What may appear to be a carefully orchestrated moment (a moment in which Andy and I waited patiently for an ibex to meander its way across the foreground of our setting so we could snap a few photos) actually was in fact an accident. We had just finished hiking through the… Continue reading Expecting the Unexpected
At the ripe age of eleven years old, I did not have the slightest idea of what I was getting myself into. A friend merely informed me that they were short on volunteers for an annual trip they did out to the Navajo Reservation in Arizona. I asked her to sign me up. Little did I know that the seemingly… Continue reading In the Beginning
When you stroll through the streets of Rome, history is very real. You walk a block and there is an ancient ruin. You walk another block and there is another ruin. Then you walk some more and there's the Colosseum. These ruins are not just old, they are ancient. Yet what is incredible is that… Continue reading Ancient Ruins
Haifa. What a place. Haifa is in the north western part of Israel, smack dab across the border from Lebanon and right along the Mediterranean Sea. It is a bustling city with old buildings and new innovations. And there are hills. Lots of hills. LOTS AND LOTS of hills. Did I mention the hills? Anyhoo, Andy… Continue reading Haifa
I cannot help but stare out the window of our apartment sometimes and think about what a wonderful world this is that we have the opportunity to live in. Yes, media headlines are filled with stories consuming our thoughts with the overwhelming tragedies of living in the twenty-first century. It is far too easy to forget… Continue reading Oh the places you’ll go…
This Darling Adventure 