I'm sitting in bed, cuddled up in a blanket, sipping on some chamomile tea and thinking about all the amazing things that have brought me to this place, right at this very moment. I am so fortunate, so blessed to have had one incredible experience after another this year. Nepal was the favorite. My path [...]
Author: Marcella Jo Photography
Some things you should know about me:
I have an irrational fear of dinosaurs. I know they no longer exist, but ever since 'Jurassic Park', I can't seem to shake the feeling that they will one day roam the earth again. And then eat me.
Nsync was my favorite boy band growing up. They were the best. No contest. I still jam out to 'Tearing' Up My Heart' every now and again. Don't judge.
John Lennon is my Beatle.
As of today, 7.31.16, I have only been out of the country twice. The first time was when I was adopted and being brought from Bogota, Colombia to my home in Michigan. The second time was to the Bahamas with a friend. That number will certainly increase starting in September!
I am not a fan of bugs, for the most part, yet I am unable to kill them. It makes me feel like a jerk. I relocate them instead no matter how terrified I am.
Some of my favorite movies are: Twister, Contact, An American Werewolf in London, The Birds, Far and Away, and Under the Tuscan Sun.
I love watching documentaries about tidal waves, tornadoes, siafu ants, irukandji jellyfish, crocodiles, sharks or giant squids. Completely fascinated and entranced when these come on the t.v.
I'm a goofball.
I recently sold my childhood home and following my travels, I will be settling in the Denver area (at least for a little while, we'll see how it goes). I have loved the Four Corners area ever since 2009, so this move is pretty epic.
Last, but certainly not least: I love God. He has been too good to me. I am thankful for the life he has provided, the good and the bad because it has all led me here. To this very moment. I'm right where I'm meant to be.
My Nepal Family
After arriving to Kathmandu and making record time getting my visa and luggage, I found myself searching for my ride. Typically, that all takes 1-1.5 hrs to get through and I did it in less than 30 minutes. My flight had also arrived 10-15 minutes early, so my transportation was no where to be found [...]
Nepal and How I Got There.
This is the post I have been waiting for...or maybe the posts I have been waiting for. I think I have too much to talk about to do just one. My experience in this country was so special and it's one I will talk about for the rest of my life. My initial trepidation morphed [...]
Pizza, Pizza, Pizza: The Amalfi Coast, Montepertuso
I never had pizza on this leg of my adventure, but I had some of the best food I had on my entire trip around the world, some of which I even cooked myself. The train ride from Rome to Salerno was decent and the view was specatular. I watched the country side become a [...]
Pizza, Pizza, Pizza: Rome
Over my first few weeks of travel, I came to the realization that I wanted to be outdoors and explore more than anything. Unfortunately, not all of what I had planned before leaving for my trip around the world catered to that desire. I adjusted as much as possible, and did it where I could, [...]
Pizza, Pizza, Pizza: Venice
It has been a longtime dream of mine to visit Italy. I sometimes feel like I was supposed to be Italian because I strongly identify with Italian life: pizza, wine, tradition, enjoying the good things in life, and drinking a great cup of coffee or cappuccino to start the day. My nearly two weeks exploring [...]
Poland: When the Unexpected Happens.
There was very little that interested me in Poland. Actually, there wasn't anything that I could immediately think of doing that would cause me to want to visit Poland. I basically went there to visit with my friend Amanda aka Gramanda ('cause she has grandma tendencies). We hadn’t seen each other in four years, since [...]
“Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” – George Santayana
“FOR EVER LET THIS PLACE BE A CRY OF DESPAIR AND A WARNING TO HUMANITY, WHERE THE NAZIS MURDERED ABOUT ONE AND A HALF MILLION MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN, MAINLY JEWS FROM VARIOUS COUNTRIES OF EUROPE.” AUSCHWITZ-BIRKENAU 1940-1945 Although I knew nothing of Poland, besides pierogis, I did know that the one thing I needed [...]
I Loaf Ireland
I do. My loaf runs deep. This LOVE has been based on one of my BFF's Irish family, beer, and countless movies, specifically the one involving a young Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman before things got weird called, 'Far and Away.' Come to find out, Ireland isn’t quite like the movies. Its beauty is more [...]
Marcella Jo Photography 