I've been described as an exceptionally hardworking screw-up. I've created a web presence to document my journeys as a young, dumb and broke traveler as I embark on a backpacking trip to Thailand and Eastern Asia, as a 20 year-old female. (Anticipated activities in the region include trekking, scuba diving, buying a moped, learning to surf, mountain biking, and generally having the time of my life). I am a college student studying writing and studio art, a general observer of the world and am working on becoming more of a badass. My life is rather complicated, hopelessly interwoven, and at all times both shockingly messed up and intensely rewarding. It is a mess of friendships, adventures, failures and passion. These are my stories.