Fancy But Frugal

Oh, Iceland... Iceland started off as an idea in late 2014 while I was working in Singapore. It was supposed to be the ultimate  girls trip. I had a lot of experience in short 3-4 day trips around South East Asia but didn't truly considered myself a backpacker. One of my good friends there , Sok, was an  infamous backpacker... like go solo 2-3 weeks, stay in a hostel, cook her own food, make a hundred new friends, and only pack two outfits kind of backpacker. She's hardcore, and I wanted to be like her! So when she invited me on a road trip around Iceland in March 2015, of course I said YES !  ***Keep in mind that this is insane since Iceland is only a 3-4 hour flight from the USA,  yet it was a solid 20+ flight from Singapore. Not the most practical trip for me, yet so worth it!   Fast forward a few weeks before the trip, and one of the 3 other girls found out she was pregnant and couldn't travel. We were all very bummed, but I'm so grateful it happe...

Hi! It's been awhile since my last post. I've noticed that there's a huge part of my life that is missing from my blog: missions and volunteer trips . I've been to several awesome and beautiful 3rd world countries on the basis of volunteer and missionary work. These trips have been some of the greatest joys of my life, and I miss them so much! Serving on trips like these are when I feel most at home and most alive. ✞ Most of these trips can't warrant a blog on their own because w e were busy working most of the time, but I did always try to get a taste of the local life and see some of their tourist hot spots.  I would love to explain a little about each trip and brag on some of my friends who are doing AMAZING things around the world! .  ** Note: This post is not meant to brag on myself or toot my own. I'm writing because several friends have asked me how to get involved in these trips. I'm more than happy to hook you up with any of these compan...