Author: Katrina Wilhite

  • Gracias Costa Rica

    Este sería mi primera publicación del blog en español. Al principio no quería publicar algo en español porque no puedo expresarme tan bien como en inglés. Pero venía a Costa Rica para mejorar. Pero cómo? No sabía pero lo quería. A qué? A hablar español claro pero había más. Otra vez no sabía exactamente pero…

  • Bridge to Opportunity

    Cheering, splashing, applause, your own pulse echoing loudly in your ear… what sound makes you think ‘achievement’? That moment when you know you’re attaining something great. Do you feel it in your head? Your gut? Throughout your limbs? Do you feel as though you can’t stop smiling and want the world to share your joy?!…

  • Fear in Playfulness

    My hands were shaking slightly as I failed to hold my breath; even knowing that if they heard me, because they have incredible hearing, they would find me. Only the worst could happen if that were the case. I didn’t know what the worst was, but it was bad. However, I smiled still. My face…

  • You’ll Find What You’re Looking For: An Ode to Burning Man

    You’ll find what you’re looking for, simply put. Although there is nothing simple about this place. A place where the magic is created through passion, serendipity, altruism, challenges and beauty. That’s the short version. The misconceptions of this place are vastly overdone. Will you find drugs? Yes. Alcohol? Definitely. Parties? Nonstop. Nudity? Absolutely. However, this…

  • A Little is a Lot

    I’ve said it before, life is about sharing. I talked about moments, meals, grievances. However, I neglected the small things. Those things that sometimes appear to go unnoticed, but could have a huge impact. We all know this… we’ve had that day where things were just adding up. Nothing overly significant seemed to happened to…