"Then, she began to breathe, and live, and every moment took her to a place where goodbyes were hard to come by. She was in love, but not in love with someone or something, she was in love with her life. And for the first time, in a long time, everything was inspiring."
As promised, I have been on the hunt for a lucky group of MP students who are willing to let me take them to the Jungle next summer. The October first deadline approached at warp speed✈️, and I am over the moon🌙 excited to report that 16 brave souls have booked their tickets to adventure land. When I think of the trust they have in me and what our 10 days in the Rainforest will mean to all of us, I'm overwhelmed with gratitude - my heart is so full, it might actually burst.💓 In just 8 short months, they'll be counting down the minutes to take off, fully equipped with enough vaccines to last a lifetime, charged camera batteries surrounded by desiccant packs, hiking boots with very flattering tear away pants to match, and a set of binocs that could spot a Pippa chameleon🐊 buried in the Las Vegas meadows. There will be more posts about this bold group as we start the fundraising and bonding activities. For now, here they are - may the odds be ever in your favor (just kidding parents)!
This past weekend, another notch was marked off the bucket list.✅ I had the opportunity to live out loud in our state's very own backyard. With 3 (now) great friends, I hiked 23.9 miles from Rim to Rim in the Grand Canyon.🌄 We hiked 13.9 miles down from the North Rim on Saturday, spent the night in the cutest little lodge, Phantom Ranch,⛺️ and hiked 9 miles up the South Rim on Sunday. We saw the sunset when we arrived at the bottom and the sunrise as we hiked up to the top - there is something very special about being outside when a day starts or ends. A little piece of the Amazon Rainforest magic from Dr. Linnea Smith exists in the Canyon (and we have the filtered pictures to prove it). I knew this experience would be meaningful and breath taking. I knew it was going to be one for the books that I couldn't wait to tell everyone about. But it wasn't until I took those last steps up on to the South Rim that I knew the impact of these 2 days. The canopy walkway in the Amazon, the top of Machu Picchu in Peru, the plane ride back to Phoenix on July 16 and now, the last steps of a 23.9 mile rim to rim Grand Canyon hike - I want to do more, see more, inspire more...live more!💚
"I only got one life, I want it to mean something," Dallas Buyers Club.
