
Sierra Mountains July 2020
Aside from immigrating to the US when I was seven, my first international trip was the summer between graduating high school and starting university. My sister and I traversed northern Europe on a very low budget, hitchhiking from one destination to the next, staying in youth hostels. We met fellow travelers from all over the world and learned about the cultures we were visiting. It was an eye-opening and expansive experience and I have loved to travel ever since. I started t