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Feeling Half Alive

By Kristance Harlow | May 17, 2016 |
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Up and down emotions. One moment I feel excited and ready to try something new, and the next I am afraid of rejection and hide back in my bed.

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Depression, Sensitivity, and Effort

By Kristance Harlow | May 16, 2016 |
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Where is the inspiration I used to have? It feels weird to be an adult and sometimes feel like the same sad little kid I once was.

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Exploring Colonia Uruguay

By Kristance Harlow | November 30, 2015 |
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Colonia del Sacramento in Uruguay moves at a slower pace and is a much needed sanctuary from the never ending commotion of Buenos Aires, across the river in Argentina.

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Buenos Aires: City Without a Filter

By Kristance Harlow | October 16, 2015 |
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The air. The air is always different. Buenos Aires air is heavy. It’s a city without a filter. Loud noises. Chaotic sidewalks. And a brilliantly blue sky.

I Was Invisible Until Batman Kicked my Ass

By Kristance Harlow | October 14, 2015 |
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Imagine my surprise when I looked in the mirror and I wasn’t there. I couldn’t see myself, at all. I also couldn’t remember what I looked like. Have you ever had to search for something when you had no idea what that thing looked like? It’s not very easy. I have a vivid imagination and fancy…

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Pacific Girl: Feeling My Pacific Northwest Roots

By Kristance Harlow | May 15, 2014 |
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Age, late 20s Pacific Northwest Roots In the weeks leading up to my journey to the Pacific Northwest, I was experiencing higher than normal levels of anxiety. Trying to chase and catch enough jobs so I would have enough money to pay rent and pay for my trip. I suppose I was feeling a sense…

Argentina Road Trip Part II: Camping in Tilcara, Humahuaca, and Dreadlocks

By Kristance Harlow | March 11, 2014 |
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Cloaked in a yellow dusty light was the pueblo of Tilcara. All I will say for now about camping in Tilcara during Carnaval is this: Don’t do it.

Argentina Road Trip to Andes Mountains

By Kristance Harlow | March 5, 2014 |
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Intense Carnaval under Tilcara’s bright sun, Incan ruins, eating llama, camping in the cold Andes, and viewing the Hill of Seven Colors. There is much to tell.

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The original hot tub time machine

By Kristance Harlow | February 21, 2014 |
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Do you remember the time machine? I wish I knew how to work it. I’d go get you if I did, but you were the captain and I never learned the controls.

Anxiety Relief at Posada Itaca, Buenos Aires

By Kristance Harlow | January 25, 2014 |
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My anxiety was growing and I did not know what could relieve it. I visited Posada Itaca, an oasis of a farm only an hour and a half from Buenos Aires.

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