Who am I?

Throughout my life I have traveled with family, volunteered abroad, studied abroad, worked abroad and lived abroad for varying amounts of time. Throughout my various adventures abroad I have struggled to maintain physical and emotional well being while away from home. At times I have felt so emotionally and physically depleted that I no longer wished to travel. Rather than letting my struggle to maintain health abroad stop me from living the life I desire, I have decided to dedicate more time and energy to finding strategies to alleviate the struggle.

In this blog I will share my experience finding strategies to create and/or maintain health while abroad. Not every tip will work for everyone or in every context. Always bear in mind that I am writing from the perspective of a vegan living in Santo Domingo. However, it is my hope that anyone who reads this will be able to take away bits and pieces to implement in their own unique context. If you find one piece of advice in my blog that increases your quality of life while abroad, then I have accomplished my mission!

This blog is a journal of my efforts to learn more and, as such, I welcome and encourage comments and suggestions and for you to share your own experiences.

In health,

Katie



Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Grow your own herbs!

Having herbs, fresh and/or dried, can work wonders in your recipes. The easiest way to make sure you have herbs to cook with is to bring dried herbs with you. If you want fresh herbs and you don't think you'll have access to them in local markets, then pack seeds!

In addition to seeds you may want to pack dixy cups or something similar to start the seeds in. Once the herbs have solid roots you can transfer them to bigger pots or into your garden. You can google "grow herbs at home" and get all sorts of advice on how to plant your herb garden. A word of caution - many websites make it look way more complicated than it is!.

I ordered seeds from Burpee, bought gardening soil and cups and then simply followed the directions on the back of each seed's package.


I've just gotten started with my herb garden and I'll let you know how it goes!

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