New Mexico, mama life and the family business told honestly.

Welcome to Melbourne, Victoria! We’ve lived in Melbourne for just over a month, and this city floors me. I am not a big city girl, nor do I like urban lifestyles. But this city is different; Melbourne has me questioning my distaste for city life. Melbourne is Australia’s second-largest city and voted many times as the world’s most livable city (currently standing second behind Vienna, Austria). Melbourne, lovingly referred to as “Melb” by locals, is vibrant, multicultural, cl

Bucket List Item: Great Barrier Reef Snorkeling the Great Barrier Reef was on my mother’s bucket list for so long. Before she passed, she took us to Belize to do the reef there in its place. The flight was shorter and more doable. I like to think mom was smiling down on us as we explored the coral at the Great Barrier Reef! She was obsessed with coral and wanted to see the reef before it was destroyed by climate change. (Family trip to Belize, December 2017) We had only a few

First Stop: Hobart, Tasmania Honestly, before this trip, there is no way I could have put Tasmania on a world map. During my time in Australian quarantine, I spent quite a bit of time watching kindergarten Australia geography videos, and I learned about Tasmania. Tasmania is the smallest Australian state and the only island state. It’s located southeast of the Australian mainland and is technically the 26th largest island in the world. Tasmania is a highly sought-after island

Sydney, Australia If you’re reading this you’re probably curious about Australia’s mandatory government issued 14 day quarantine. Whether you are merely curious about Australia’s extreme COVID measures or are going to have to quarantine yourself-- you’re in the right place. I ended up having to complete the quarantine because my husband, Rasmus, got a job in Australia/New Zealand mid-pandemic. There was no getting around the solitary confinement. On my way to Australia, I rea

The more I travel, the more I love my hometown— Albuquerque, New Mexico. And this has inspired me to start this series, the hometown series. I will be interviewing people from around the world and asking them about their personal connections to their hometowns. Never forget where you came from! Whether you like it or not, your hometown has probably shaped you in more ways than you know. Every time I drift away from New Mexico, the return just gets sweeter. I hope you enjoy th