“I’m a little nervous, to be honest,” I confessed to my best friend at 3:00 a.m. in a Berlin hotel room. “What if we figure out we’re not compatible after all?” Kristen and I were only a week into our 21-day tour through Europe, and […]

Oh, Paris. I fear that I may never stop talking about the 5 short days the three of us spent in Paris. I never actually wrote anything in my notes about my time there, but I believe that to be because I knew I’d remember […]

Damnit, damnit, damnit, I curse to myself. This is the third time this week I’ve missed something due to getting lost. I moved to Seattle about a month ago and despite my best efforts to get out, try new things, and meet new people, it’s […]

What if I lose my passport?  What if I wake up next to a tarantula one morning?  What if I come home with Zika?  What if the language barrier makes it impossible to communicate?  ⧫ Going on a mission trip to Haiti sounded like a great idea back […]

I recently returned home from a weeklong trip in beautiful Tahoe with my family. And when I say “family,” I mean everyone: My parents, Scott’s parents, my two brothers, Scott’s sister, and one very brave significant other (my brother’s girlfriend). All in all, there were ten of […]

A Note from Her Story Goes: We’re beyond thrilled to have our first guest post from none other than the lovely founder of That First Year, Ally Willis. We’ve all admired each other’s work and writing for almost two years now, and we’re lucky to […]

The idea of traveling to another part of the country (or world) by yourself can seem daunting and even a little dangerous, but having recently spent more than a week exploring the Pacific Northwest all by my lonesome, I can now confidently say that the benefits […]