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The Skyline Trail

I want to talk about my favorite trail so far here in Washington, the Skyline Trail! The Skyline Trail is a 6 mile, moderately rated (on the AllTrails app) trail on the Paradise side of Mount Rainier. It is a loop style trail that starts at the John Muir quote stairs behind the visitor center.Continue reading “The Skyline Trail”

I Was on a Boat

Hey, y’all! It’s been over a month!? WOW! So much has happened. I’m gonna backtrack a little and talk about whale watching in Anacortes and the 4th of July for this one! I’ve got some fun firework pics I want to share! One of the other travelers, Erin, organized a trip to Seattle and AnacortesContinue reading “I Was on a Boat”

Homes Away From Home

Hey, friends! I’m doing something a little different today, and giving you some insight into one of the aspects of travel nursing: Housing! First off, yes, I get a housing stipend! How much the housing stipend is depends on the area I’m in. For example, my housing stipend for this assignment in Puyallup, WA isContinue reading “Homes Away From Home”

Mount Rainier National Park

Last weekend was Father’s Day! Due to flight changes, I was unable to fly home to visit my family, which was disappointing because I haven’t seen my brother, sister-in-law, or niece since before I went to North Carolina. We made the best of the situation by video chatting for awhile on Saturday, though! Hopefully whenContinue reading “Mount Rainier National Park”

Doughnuts, Coffee, and CHOP

Hey, friends! Hope you all had a great weekend, and Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there reading this weekend, especially my dad who is hands down the BEST dad in the world!! Let’s talk about last weekend! ***CONTENT WARNING: Some of the following pictures contain profanity. Due to the events happening inContinue reading “Doughnuts, Coffee, and CHOP”

A Little Bit of Walking

I’m a liiiittle behind in posting some of my adventures over the last couple weeks, but I think with everything that’s been going on, it’s forgivable. I think. 😀 So, I’m gonna do a longer post with some quick little recaps and a bunch of pictures of some of the stuff I’ve been doing! TheContinue reading “A Little Bit of Walking”

Guess Who’s Back?!

(Back again). It’s me! Your friendly, neighborhood travel nurse! It’s been over two months, and I’m back at it again with the blue scrubs! In March, I lost my first ever travel assignment due to Covid-19. It was super discouraging. I took a break, intending to only be off for about a month, and asContinue reading “Guess Who’s Back?!”

Carolina Small Batch Beer Festival!!!

We are going back in time a little bit with this post!! On March 7th, a group of friends and I attended the Carolina Small Batch Beer Festival held at Hi-Wire Brewing Big Top in Asheville. There were over 20 breweries there offering tastes of their beers. With our tickets, we got tokens to tryContinue reading “Carolina Small Batch Beer Festival!!!”

Dont. Panic.

I know it’s easy to do. You scroll through Facebook and Instagram and Twitter and all you see is Coronavirus. Numbers are rising. Supplies are dwindling. Stores are closing and changing the way they serve the public. It’s all you see on the news. It’s a scary time, folks. The world is inconvenient right now.Continue reading “Dont. Panic.”

Week 7

Alright, y’all. I’m going into week 7 down here in Salisbury! I’m on my first ever travel assignment and honestly, I’m learning a lot. It’s a special kind of job where you can visit cool places, meet new people, and see how different ORs work. I’m not going to get into specifics about how thisContinue reading “Week 7”