So I left Vilnius, Lithuania at 10:30pm on a red-eye Lux Express bus heading to Warsaw, Poland. The bus was really comfortable, it had reclining seats, tvs, a bathroom, and water/coffee; but unfortunately for me it was completely full and […]
Mel Moments
That time I saw Emma Watson and Justin Trudeau
After the late night gab fest in our hostel room in St. John’s, I set my alarm for 4am to catch my flight to Ottawa. Regrettably, I only set one alarm (I normally set like 6) as I didn’t want […]
Always fashionably late!
My last day in Munich I woke up at the way too early time of 3:30am to get ready, say goodbye to Klara and get the train to the Munich airport. You can actually pay to do a tour of […]
9 Rules of Freetown
Saturday we were up early to get ready and finish packing. Then it was time to say goodbye, as Melody was heading home to Boston. Always sad to say goodbye, but I know we’ll be seeing each other again at […]
4 flights, 4 countries
So my last few days in Winnipeg before leaving for Europe were pretty hectic. A lot of very late nights and very early mornings, and working every day up until I left. It was really hard trying to get everything […]
Swan boat rescues and doggy photo shoots
My first day in Hakone started nicely, with some time in the onsen. I wasn’t planning on taking a dip, and didn’t really have the time because I’m so slow at getting ready, but since the only showers were the ones in […]
Birthdays are the best
So our first day back at the orphanage after Kruger National Park, just happened to be my birthday!!! And I LOVE my birthday!!! I was happy to be celebrating in South Africa and with people that I’d become very close […]
Return to Oz
I left Winnipeg on July 28 amidst a lot of chaos. I, of course, left everything last minute, and struggled to get all my packing done. It wasn’t so much the packing for my trip, although there was some struggle […]