Delphi: The Navel of the World About 8 or 9 years ago, when I was about a foot shorter and had various coloring books lying about my room, I discovered the world of Greek mythology. I don’t exactly remember how or where I first heard of the idea of these Gods, but I clearly remember … Continue reading
Tag Archives: places
Pura Vida and Welcome to Costa Rica
I landed in Costa Rica about 4 days ago. Upon gathering my luggage and venturing out of the airport I first noticed the humidity and the birds chirping a song of welcome. Five minutes and a bus ride later we made it to the airport hotel. Our time here consisted of meeting up with friends, … Continue reading
Year in Review 2014
2014 – the year of questions and polaroid pictures. Soon after the new year I barely caught my flight to Japan with David due to a roaring snowstorm throughout the Midwest. Luckily we landed safe and sound in Nippon just hours later. As we got off the plane, we stumbled towards immigration where by chance … Continue reading
Kia Ora New Zealand
One day back home and I am thinking back to New Zealand, after considering Auckland my home 3.5 months. A place where an umbrella is a necessity, where flat white coffees can be found on every corner, and adventuring is the most accessible pass time. Continue reading
The FellowSheep of the Bay of Plenty
Bay of Plenty from Sydney Morris on Vimeo. 8 days of mountain hiking, sea kayaking, sheep chasing, pancake cooking, cave diving, beach exploring, geo thermal, learning, experience, community, fun. Journal entries/photos to come! Continue reading
Journal 25.09.14
9:15 in the morning and we have taken a nature along the beach and into the bluffs of Middle Earth. Now I am sitting on a rock above the Pacific ocean. What is going through my mind? Well to start off the birds are green, probably for camouflage. Also, you can literally see how the … Continue reading
AUCKLAND UPDATE
Wow. Where did that last month go?? I have been in Auckland New Zealand for a few weeks now and I cannot tell if it has felt like a year or a day. On the bright side, it means either way the transition was smooth, no matter the vast differences from the months prior spent … Continue reading
Celebrating America’s 238th
July 4th, 2014 from Sydney Morris on Vimeo. Last year I wrote about Independence Day and elaborated on how/why us Americans celebrate July 4th. This year, I decided to share how my community celebrates. Do you and how do you celebrate your country? Continue reading
Streams of Thoughts & Memories
One of my absolutely favorite writing styles are thought streams. And memories are my favorite thoughts to describe in this fashion. Four major cities in six months. Paired with each I have created a mosaic of memories and a thought stream of places or a specific moments. Considering I was based in Hiroshima, I had … Continue reading
Adventuring
morning adventure from Sydney Morris on Vimeo. Woke up this morning, looked outside, and saw no reason not to go exploring; even if our adventure was only a few blocks away. It is the middle of spring break and it is the second of two beautiful, warm days; Drake, Charlotte, and I decided it was the … Continue reading