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Causes Close to My Heart in 2014: A Traveler’s Guide to End-of-the-Year Giving

Posted on December 28, 2014

The last days of the year are critical to charitable organizations. It is during December that non-profits and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) raise more than 30% of their funds….30%! Charity Navigator reports that 10% of annual giving takes places during the last three days of the year (and we’re in that window now!). In light of all of the giving that will happen between now and December 31, I wanted to share a few causes close to my heart for your…

Travel
Everest Base Camp & Gokyo Trek: Days 4 – 7

After a few posts on other travel topics, I am returning to my series on Mount Everest. Here, I take a look at days four through seven on the trail. (If…

December 2, 2014
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Featured on The Huffington Post — Menstruation Matters: How Periods Are Keeping Girls Out of School in Nepal

While traveling through Nepal in October, I had the opportunity to meet with Ola Perczynska, the founder and program manager of Her Turn–an organization that works to empower girls in Nepal and…

November 18, 2014
Travel
Travel by the Numbers: India

You often hear people say that they can’t afford to travel, particularly to a foreign country. Most see international trips out of reach and as something that they can rarely or…

November 16, 2014
Faith
Finding Faith: Life, Death, and Touts in Varanasi

When putting together our initial India itinerary, one of the places that I wanted to visit most in all of the country was Varanasi. Known as one of the holiest cities…

October 24, 2014
Faith
Finding Faith: Amritsar, the Golden Temple, and the India-Pakistan Border

Following our four days of fun and chaos in Delhi, my husband Craig and I headed north to Amritsar. While we had planned to spend more time in northwestern India, due…

October 17, 2014
Travel
Everest Base Camp & Gokyo Trek: Days 1 – 3

As promised, here is the next (out of several) blog posts on our hike to Everest Base Camp (EBC). I tried to break it down a bit…so, this post covers days…

October 12, 2014