“I think that every speck of glitter on this island is here right now.” Feathers, glitter, dancing, giant floats, beautiful women, cross-dressing men; Tenerife is not considered Europe’s largest Carnaval for nothing! This two week celebration leading up to the season of Lent is the equivalent of Mardi Gras in New Orleans, but with a…

You look so beautiful in this light Your silhouette over me The way it brings out the blue in your eyes Is the Tenerife Sea.   After listening to that line (and the rest of Ed Sheeran’s album) obsessively for the past year and a half, I knew that it was only a matter of time…

My first official morning in Madrid found me up and out the door early to take a walking tour of the city with Danielle. Petite and reserved with big brown eyes and long dark hair, Danielle is very different from me in both nature and stature. I was excited to get to know this new…

I arrived in Madrid with two hours of sleep, a wrinkled dress, and a load of nervous energy. I’d never felt so mature or excited in my life; but upon leaving my passport in the bathroom I was quickly brought back down to Earth. Laughing at myself, I collected my bags and headed out into…

Today concludes my first week in my new home of Madrid. I have only gotten lost twice and stared at a handful of times, so I’d say I’m practically a local. Just kidding! Es Coña! I am still slightly overwhelmed yet totally in awe of one of the largest, most beautiful cities I have ever visited, let alone…

“Instructions for living a life. Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.” –Mary Oliver There is a story in everything: from the tiniest blade of grass to the depths of the deepest seas, from histories of great nations to the history of the person beside you on the train, countless tales spin just waiting to be told. Tales of the Curious is…