Eternally Evolving (with Miriam Donovan)

I really felt like I had to tell the story of this insane series of events on the podcast before I could continue on and talk about anything else. I just got back from spending most of November in Europe and it was amazing, I went to 6 different countries, but the end of the trip was chaotic. So this episode is the story of the sickest I've ever been in my life and trying to get home in time f...

Part of the plan is having no plan. In this episode, I'm talking about how I've learned to release the semblance of control over external circumstances. Trading control for adventure and practicing presence when I'm traveling the world is one of the greatest lessons I've had to learn, but also one of the most important ones. I'm telling stories about so many times when things a...

When people always ask me what my favorite place I've ever been while traveling is, it's always hard to give an answer, but I pretty much always say Jordan. Last year, exactly a year ago from the date I recorded this episode, my friend and I flew to Jordan completely on a whim and a $20 round-trip plane ticket, and it was the most incredible place I've ever seen. In this episode, I&#39...

I'm answering one of the first questions I'm always asked: how do you afford to travel so much? In this episode I share everything I've learned to travel cheaply and efficiently, and some of the cheapest and most amazing places I've traveled to. The key is finding the balance between knowing when to save the money and take the harder route vs. when to spend it to save yourself time...

In this episode, I'm talking about the process and journey of getting my degree in international relations and what that even actually means. I talk about how I decided this was the perfect career field for me, what my program and school looked like, and some of the incredible classes and opportunities I have had because of it. I hope this episode sheds light on why my perspective while travel...

This week I'm talking about the unique city of Budapest and the current political situation in Hungary. Budapest is incredible for its historic architecture, amazing nightlife, cozy Christmas markets, and more, but did you know that it's facing a crisis of democratic backsliding as the Hungarian Prime Minister drives the country towards a far-right authoritarian government and away from th...

In this episode I'm detailing my first time seeing the Alps. We spend one day in Geneva in Switzerland then one day in the little fairtytale town of Annecy, France on a perfect fall weekend in early November. And I share the peace I felt sitting by these beautiful, crystal clear lakes looking out over the mountains, unlike anything I had ever experienced before. I also begin the episode by sha...

Amsterdam in the fall is one of the most magical places in the world to me; in this episode I talk about my experience traveling there last October and how I'm going to plan my trip there for this October as well! I'll take you through some of my favorite memories of my time there, my favorite aspects of the culture and lifestyle in Amsterdam, and some of my recommendations of places I wen...

This episode explains my love/hate relationship with the city of Rome. I studied in Rome for 5 months last fall and there are so many things I love about it, but things that I hate about it as well. I go through a pros and cons list contrasting all of the beautiful parts of the lifestyle and culture in Italy with the dangerous and uncomfortable aspects of it, combined with my thoughts on Italian h...

For the first full episode of the podcast, we're going through the first major international trip that I planned to the Greek Cycladic Islands of Sifnos, Paros, and Naxos. I talk about my experience there, the culture and history that I learned, most of the things we did and unique places we found along the way. Hopefully this episode convinces you to visit the smaller, less touristic Greek Cy...

Introducing Eternally Evolving: a podcast about traveling the world from the perspective of someone who has studied it. I've traveled to 16 countries in the last year, and in that same time, I graduated with a degree in international relations. This first episode introduces the premise of this podcast, the meaning behind the name, and my own background and personal experiences that have led me...