Six med students prepare for a volunteering trip to Nepal, packing fears, supplies and dreams of adventure into oversized backpacks.
Rose-Coloured Glasses
After a lifetime of hating summer, I learn to embrace heat, work and island life once the season becomes tied to travel.
Moving On
After heartbreak, casual dating and brutal medical exams, I learn there is more to life than medicine.
Back
Back in Malta, adventure gives way to medicine, long-distance love and the painful end of a relationship that changed everything.
Home
A final Christmas in Bogotá brings love, grief and belonging before an emotional farewell to Colombia, Pedro and a second family.
Wandering
Salt cathedrals, El Dorado legends, colonial towns and Bogotá’s vibrant streets shape one final Colombian road trip.
Adrenaline
Paragliding over Chicamocha Canyon, rafting in San Gil and exploring colonial towns turn Colombia into one wild adventure.
Recovery
Recovering in Bogotá brings family warmth, Colombian food, exceptional coffee and a chaotic night at Andrés Carne de Res.
Reconnected
Reaching Colombia’s Lost City brings exhaustion, wonder and a profound reconnection with nature, memory and self.
Tairona
A demanding Sierra Nevada trek reveals jungle rivers, Kogi villages and the enduring spiritual traditions of the Tairona people.