We're baaack!

Long time, no blog, right? I bet you’re wondering why I’m restarting it after such a lengthy hiatus. First, Ayk and I have done a lot of traveling since our big road trip. It’d be a shame not to share those stories. Second, it’s been roughly two years to the date since Ayk and I went on this trip. (January 20, 2011, to be precise.) I’m a sucker for anniversaries. Finally, let’s face it: I love writing, and you love wasting time at work. It’s a match made in heaven. 

Let’s catch you up to speed. I got a job at Girls’ Life magazine as an online editor in March 2011. There I send out e-newsletters, write fashion articles, and answer guy problems for our tweener audience. It’s a fun job, except for those fleeting moments when you relive those awkward middle-school years. Ah, who am I kidding? I’m still awkward, but I’d like to think I’ve upgraded to “quirky.”

Two months after I got my gig, Ayk got a job geeking out as a certification engineer in Arlington. Poor guy commuted from Baltimore to Arlington—that’s an hour and a half each way, every day—for a year and a half. Oouf. No wonder he wanted to move to DC.

This past weekend Ayk and I left our beloved Baltimore, rather begrudgingly so, might I add, and moved to Washington, DC. Yup, the weekend when the Ravens triumphantly secured a spot to the Super Bowl. There couldn’t be a worse time to move. Charm City is purple all over, from the lit up buildings to the riled up fans. We felt homesick the minute we got on 95 South. Don’t worry—we’ll be sporting Ravens gear in Skins Nation.

But back to what you’re really here for: traveling. Initially our lack of jobs inspired us to travel. Now it’s Ayk’s current job that gives us an excuse to travel. (Man, oh man, did he luck out when he got laid off.) And while the work trips are by no means a one-month, wind-at-your-back, Jack Kerouac-worthy excursion, there have been stellar moments. So, join us (again) as we relive our favorite travels together since our big road trip.