Je T'aime Le Monde...

Can we not just change the world?

In light of recent events it brings into perspective how sheltered and disconnected we can be from the rest of the world. Do you ever sit around and think what am I doing here? Could I not change the world? Are the people that surround me every day from 8-9 possibly the answer?

In a social medium where networking and connecting is not always authentic I ask you, are you making a difference? I often struggle with that question myself. Are we standing up for those who are too scared to speak up against adversity? When you hear hate do you raise your voice.

If there is enough love to come together and overpower the hate on social and in the world why do we not reach across the world without atrocities, we should.

Je suis a place I have never been. I know a few people from Paris and though we have known each other a short time, this still deeply saddens me.

I have always had a deep love of the world and the cultures in it, as it is simply natural to embrace and celebrate the human spirit, no matter where in the world or who you meet. We don't need more followers or more likes, we need more love for humanity. 

Tonight Je Suis Paris and J'aime le monde. Who knows maybe you or me could change the world. Or maybe together we can make a difference. <3

Why Travel?

Travel has been an essential word to me since I was about five. I traveled between my parents at a young age. I was flying from Missouri to Washington, Missouri to Orange County and then Missouri to San Francisco. The times I felt the most grow up and alive were always the times I was traveling. There is something very tranquil about though you are among so many people, you are essentially alone. Solo travel is an amazing thing.

When I traveled to New Zealand, I didn't know a single person. I just had this crazy idea that since I watched the television show Xena, that New Zealand was where I needed to be. I thought about Australia, Japan and Spain. Don't get me wrong I still want to go to all of those places but New Zealand just felt right. Like when you meet someone and you know that they are going to play a profound role in your life. Yep that was New Zealand, and that was me finding myself in New Zealand.

I would love to weave my long tales of going in the bush, making the most unlikely of friends, and meeting Miss Lawless herself, and perhaps I will at another time. But let me bring you back to Why Travel.

Traveling in my eyes is more than just going to a beautiful location and taking pictures to post on Social Media. Especially solo, it's raw. It's you finding you, it's survival, it's learning how you thrive. You learn about yourself and your culture so much when you travel. You are constantly stimulated with other ideas, that flood your senses and change the way you view the world and yourself. You learn to develop your own culture that is unique to you along the way. And if you are lucky, you never lose that.

That is why I travel.

GOOD MORNING TRAVELERS!

Who has the networking bug? HANDS UP! We all should! But sometimes it's not so easy to reach across the isle, or the seat. Through the struggles of asking for gum, or asking to get out to go to the bathroom, here is how to strike up a conversation with the person sitting next to you.

I always start with so are you from (either A. Place you are departing from. or B. Place you are traveling to). From here there is generally something to talk about. "oh I'm from Denver, what part? Oh I grew up in STL which high school did you go to? Oh I know someone from there."

I have also thrown in "from my time in study abroad" and "oh when I was working in Marketing at DU." These get you onto the networking tracks fast. Recently, I sat next to a women with a horse jacket on and we talked about horse breeds for hours and transitioned into what type of marketing work I wanted to do and ideas.

Every conversation is what you make it! You never know who you might meet! I met Ludacris on a flight to Atlanta from LA. What a nice guy! Get out there networking junkies and make a new friend!

Ok SFO... What Are You Doing?

So it's that strange time of the year. Not quite fall but you definitely get the feeling that summer is gone. I was headed to SFO, by way of Denver, to start my aggressive job search. I have quite an extensive knowledge of Airports ( Air New Zealand one day we will be together. I know where you fly, I know airports across the US and NZ, just marry me already?) But I digress. I was on my way to SFO and what do ya know, there happens to be a ground stop. My second one of the summer months. Why do they book so many planes to come in at once? Who is running traffic control? I want to give you a piece of my mind. I will do your job if you don't want it. I am great at organizing, just a thought, or if you needed an assistant...

SFO bound? Make sure you have something to do in the airport. Set up a meeting, start a new hobby, catch up with an old friend or business contact. DIA is the perfect place to do such things as you wait for your destination, but I am biased, I was born in Denver :)

DIA, Never Coming Down.

I was born in Denver and went to the University in Denver, so this airport is extra special to me. We have clocked too many hours together.

The airport is a sight, just start on your long haul there, it's in the middle of NO WHERE! But hey, there is a blue demon horse to great you, come at night and its eyes glow red. Funny enough, I always take this as a good omen and feel "home" when I see it. Also, the security room has a huge tarp in the shape of mountains! Go to the terminals and there is a giant Mayan like structure. It's super big but homey. For reference the tornado shelters are the bathrooms, um cool!

I like to grab food at Panada Express or grab a Daz Bog(Russian for something like god but nonsensical as I remember. hey just like the real thing! or lack there of...). Then find your gate, and call a friend. I like to spend this time just passing through ,calling friends in Denver. If an extra long wait, why not have a friend meet you at the airport for a Jamba Juice or a pretzel?

The train is so fun. The mayor welcomes you to Denver. The Mile High City.

Hope you enjoy sitting Milehigh on one of your next layovers!

Feel Like A BOSS In The Airport

Need some tunes to get ya strutting to your gate like a boss? Well here ya go, always here to help.


Red Cup- E40
Fancy- Iggy
Play Hard- David Getta
Memory- D'arcy M
BlackWidow-Iggy
Problem- Natalia Kills
Problem- Ariana Grande y Iggy
The soundtrack to Geometry Dash
Better Son or Daughter( Theme to Orange is the new Black!)

La Guardia, You Took My Pillow And I Won't Forget

Why are you set up this way! The switching through terminals is in a U shape. Just remember that and it;s an easy switch from domestic to international and back. Unlike LAX, where you have to get on a bus to get between the terminals. I lost my fave pillow here in NY while going to Montreal so I have some negative feelings. Also flights always seem to come in late. When I was returning from Montreal we could not leave because there was a ground stop in NY because of weather so again a little frustrated with this airport but hey what else do you expect from NY?