We went through a couple of names for this one. Mindy Mondays (in honor of Mindy Kaling, one of our favorites) Typing Tuesdays Writing Wednesdays Something about writing Thursdays (this one is possibly our favorite) Funny Fridays Allow me to explain. I've mentioned Tami before, my fearless fellow Kili summiter. This is Tami. Tami and I [...]
Category: mini-accomplishments
[20] Image of the Week
"Patagonian Morning" This morning I looked outside my apartment window and wanted mountains. Not skiing mountains, hiking mountains. I'm finally getting a chance to go through more of my South America images and just had to share this one. This was a tough day of hiking to Las Torres in Chilean Patagonia. We were there [...]
Unplugged Travel
It's this time of year that I am able to catch up on the 40 or so travel magazines that have formed various piles around my apartment. National Geographic Traveler, Afar, Travel and Leisure... to quote a good friend, it's like my porn. But I do more than just look at the pictures, I actually [...]
My Slow Season
I'm not crazy about the concept of New Year's Resolutions because I feel like by making one you're almost setting yourself up for failure. But each January 1st marks more than just a New Year for me, it marks the beginning of my slow season. My work is seasonal and always changing, which is why [...]
Medical Center Ground Breaking!
Very exciting news recently arrived from Kenya... The long awaited Medical Center at Giwa Farm has finally broken ground! Please read Irene's account to learn more about the joyous day and to see a few photographs. Giwa Farm is home to about 3,500 IDP's (Internally Displaced People) near Rongai, Kenya who were resettled last year [...]
By Jenn Winter
9. Attempt to get one of my travel stories published. 8/15/11 This one's a two-fer. Traci Kim, the CCLaP intern, asked me in June if she could use one of my images for the cover art of the Anthology about Setting that was to be published at the end of the summer. Thinking it was [...]
What’s that on your wrist?
28. Go to Lollapalooza (perhaps with a press pass??) 8/5/11 That would be my media bracelet, no biggie. It was only one day of the three, but I can now say that I've "covered" Lollapalooza! Due to a severe lack of cell coverage, things didn't exactly go as planned but that didn't stop me from [...]
A Functional Packing List
What does a girl need for three weeks on the trail? This is what I thought I needed, and I was about 90% right: 1 sleeping bag (I ❤ compression sacks!) 1 sleeping bag liner (hostels can be gross and/or the trail can be cold) 1 pair broken in hiking boots and extra laces (Kilimanjaro [...]
Jenn Winter 