365 Days

365 Days

367 days ago, one of my close friends since childhood presented me with a journal.  However, it is not just a normal journal, but rather a five year memory book where you write a line a day. Instead of writing an entry on the blank pages from front cover to back...
What the Water Gave Me

What the Water Gave Me

Back in September when I left my job and NYC, my childhood friend gave me an amazing going away present, a journal. Over the years I have sporadically written my thoughts and ideas in journals, but this gift was different. This journal has a great concept; it is...
Rolling on the River

Rolling on the River

Facebook asked me the other day if I would like to see my “2012 Year in Review,” which highlights my top 20 moments of the year. Like a lot of things that Facebook prompts and advertises, I ignored it. Then yesterday I figured I would give good ‘ole...

My Head is an Animal

I love how music can transport you instantly to another time and memory in your life. All of a sudden Tom Petty’s “Running Down a Dream” comes on the radio, and I am 16 years old again. I am sitting on the bleachers, jamming to him on my first (and...

Tuning In

“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” – Mary Oliver I am a 26 year-old (wait, I am how young?!) female and I live and work in the Big Apple aka New York City. Samba to the Sea is about living, learning,...