Last fall, my boyfriend Jeff and I took a much-anticipated camping trip to Yosemite National Park to get a good dose of nature in our system. Our big plan was to ascend the southwest face of Half Dome via Snake Dike, an easy, technical 8-pitch trad climbing route! The weeks prior to this trip was filled with route laps at the gym as well as...

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Hello folks! I just wanted to showcase some Halloween related treats and of course, the DIY Rey costume I mentioned earlier! However, it will not be much of a tutorial. Although I had so much free time to work on the outfit and take photos of the process, I really lagged right until the week of Halloween. Basically, I procrastinated & rushed the heck out...

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Blog Relaunch 3.0 (or something) The last post was written in November 2014, but here I go again. Since then, quite a lot has changed, I've done a little bit of crafting, and I've also been on a few vacations & camping trips. Apart from the usual DIY and travel summaries, I also plan to review the many products I've gone through (e.g....

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This was pulled from a rant/post I published on Facebook which accompanied a short video of my second-ever outdoor sport climb, on-lead—Sam I Am 5.8, in Mission Gorge. (It's kinda all over the place. Y'know, expected of rant. Forgive me!) This is about my everyday endeavors, while being a woman. Recently, I completed my first two lead climbs ever--outside at some beginner crag...

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First off, what's new? The last post was about (2013) holiday crafts and it's now... November 2014! So how did my year go? So far, I have checked some things off my Bucket List, started new friendships, lost some, forged new relationships, lost one, camped and explored, stayed at home feeling stagnant, went back to Oahu/Maui, and applied to my first graduate program....

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