Not your Average Teacher

Since moving to Chile, Colombia had been one of my top destinations but I never seemed to have enough days off to make it work. So I decided that on my way back to the U.S. from Rio, I’d stop in Colombia for a week –I mean it’s on the way right? I flew to Cartagena and spent my first 3 nights in Boca Grande. My first full day in Cartagena was actually my birthday. I booked myself to join a free walking tour of the walled-city or the historical part of Cartagena. Immediately I

Hey strangers! Miss me? Sorry, life has been a little bit chaotic, but I'm back now to fill y'all in on the juicy details. For starters, I moved back to the good ol' US of A. More to come on whats next for this not-average-teacher, but in due time, grasshoppers... First, let me fill you in on Rio de Janeiro: Exactly a month after I arrived home, I jetted back to South America. Looking in, it seems rather odd. You were literally just there Kim… Well, my Chilean friend Flo (who

For anyone that knows me, you know that I'm obsessed with elephants. Disclaimer: I received some flack over my current profile picture of me riding an elephant. Please know that the elephants at this particular village were under the best care and conditions possible. The village was designed for them. The government checks on such sites on a weekly basis to ensure that they are following all the codes. Elephants are sacred in India, and therefore they (at least the ones I en