February 6, 2019
Hey there waffle tribe, today’s post is an “in case you missed it” post. Last week I had the amazing opportunity to guest post over at Physician On Fire’s site. And let me tell you, it was an absolute honor. Physician On Fire was one of the first FIRE blogs that I started reading and I immediately became hooked. Even…
January 9, 2019
Whenever I mention any of my volunteer work, it never fails that I always get asked one question. How do you find placements or organizations to volunteer with? And I usually initially respond with “Do your research!” There are a lot of spammy volunteer organizations out there, so you definitely want to pick one that is reliable and trusted”,…
November 21, 2018
My First Medical Mission I was nervous as I packed up the last bit of supplies into the duffel bag and zipped it shut. The bag was full of medical supplies, including gauze, syringes, tape, drains, among other items that I would be taking to Ayacucho, Peru to assist the team of medical professionals during our week of volunteering. …
June 6, 2018
It may have a shortage of water, but it doesn’t have a shortage of anything else. As you might have heard, Cape Town is suffering from a a significant drought. So much so that originally “Day Zero”, the day the city runs out of water, was supposed to happen during the time we were there. Fortunately for us and…
April 25, 2018
As Mr. Wow and I prepare for our upcoming trip to South Africa, I decided to take a moment to highlight the travel hacks we’ve discovered to be extremely helpful throughout all of our travels. If you are looking for a post about credit card hacking and reaping the rewards, this is not the post for you. Instead, I’m going…
April 11, 2018
Finding Inspiration The other weekend we had a grand ole time in Portland, Oregon, with lots of running around town, drinking delicious beers, and stuffing our faces with incredible food (see below). But the best part of it was hanging out with a few awesome peeps. And not the ones that Mr. 1500 dunked in his beer; the ones who are also…