I am back from backpacking in the Himalayas for a month! I was in Uttarakhand which is a state in northern India. The backpacking itself was great, a 5-6 hour day with a 50 lbs pack was so daunting and hard in the beginning of the trip but it certainly got easier; I could feel myself get stronger and more comfortable as each day passed and by the middle of the trip, a day like that became normal. On the second day, we went from about 8,000 ft to 11,000 ft in e...

Hey everyone! I have set up this blog so that anyone who is interested can see what I'm up to during my gap year! I will try to keep this updated as much as possible, however I won't always have wifi access to do so. I fly to Delhi September 18th. From there, I will be backpacking in the Himalayas with NOLS until the end of October. During the backpacking trip I won't be able to update the blog, but after that, I will hopefully post on here regularly!