This is now my 5th installment in the "How Ali Almost Died in Guatemala" series. Here is a quick re-cap of what has happened so far: A volcano exploded, I hiked a (different) volcano, I went to the most beautiful lake in the world, I got real sick. I, in my best thriller-author impression, left … Continue reading McDying →

Perfectly constructed by God to allow us to function and stay alive, the human body is a tightly oiled machine. Despite constantly being amazed by God's various creations, I had not previously acknowledged just how amazing our bodies actually are until mine stopped working. If you have read my other stories you may know that … Continue reading A.K.s and Lake Days →

The idea of snow is an attractive idea for those people who live in places that never actually get snow. Living in Texas (one of those aforementioned places), I have always wanted to spend winter break somewhere where it actually snows on Christmas and I can sit by a fire and watch all of the … Continue reading Ri-Ski Business →

You know those people that say they were born in the wrong decade? Usually this comment is pertaining to the desire to live in a time without words like "yolo" and "swag" or because they prefer music from the 80's... In my case, it is because I feel like I am 75 years old living … Continue reading The Hills Are Alive With The Sound Of Judgement →

My family is notoriously bad at road trips. Whether it is the car going up in smoke and my dad making us stand in knee-tall brush in the Texas summer heat, or me accidentally releasing a dog bowl flying out the window, or the plethora of other incidences that should have convinced us by now … Continue reading Getting There Is Only Half The Fun →