San Francisco has an annual Cherry Blossom Festival that celebrates Japanese American culture. The main symbol of this festival are the beautiful cherry blossoms that cover the flowering cherry trees in a captivating pink mass. While the festival was moved to an online-only platform this year, there are still many beautiful blooms all over San… Continue reading Cherry Blossom Tour
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Mushrooms: What’s Growing in the Garage
Because of shelter-in-place, I thought I would share one thing isn’t really new for us, but has been especially fun and enjoyable – mini mushroom farming! There is a mushroom stand, Far West Fungi, at a few of the San Francisco farmers markets, which sell all different varieties of mushroom. We like to try different… Continue reading Mushrooms: What’s Growing in the Garage
Trip around the Block
Months ago, we had planned to go to Ireland for a wedding, which was supposed to be today. It’s kind of a bummer to be stuck at home when we had planned to celebrate and be on vacation, but I feel so lucky and thankful for my health and life situation. Now, what has been… Continue reading Trip around the Block
What a perfect time to start Gardening!
One of the best things about having an outdoor space is being able to have a garden! Now that we are in a shelter-in-place order, it’s something that I’m especially grateful for. Having the time to watch our plants grow is fun and exciting and enjoying fresh vegetables is a luxury. We are trying to… Continue reading What a perfect time to start Gardening!
Life-changing Soup Recipe!
When I first saw this soup recipe (linked below), I thought it would be fun to try, but I would not have imagined that it would become part of our normal cooking lineup. Not only is the soup good, but we have changed our everyday food prep process to drastically minimize food waste! Instead of… Continue reading Life-changing Soup Recipe!
Conscious Decorating Challenge
After subletting apartments in San Francisco for the past couple of years, my partner and I decided to move in together! After browsing Craigslist daily and keeping our eyes on other rental listings, we finally found a little house in a residential neighborhood. Our place is small compared to the surrounding homes but it is… Continue reading Conscious Decorating Challenge
Christmas in London
This past Christmas (December 2019), my partner and I went to London to spend the holiday with his family. This was my first trip to London – so while the main purpose was to see family, I also wanted to fit in touristy items in between. A few of my personal highlights were going on… Continue reading Christmas in London
Karly’s Karpool: Sharing my Commute with You
This is the archive blog of my Peace Corps Lesotho experience. I was a volunteer, teaching math and life skills in a secondary/high school from October 2013 – November 2015. During that time, I maintained this blog Karlys Karpool: Sharing my Commute with You. Enjoy!
My August 2019 Vacation
Since starting my job almost 3 years ago, I haven’t taken a vacation more than a week long until this past month travelling to Chile and Mexico City. My dad was planning to go to Santiago to visit family friends and do some wine tasting. I’ve been wanting to visit as well, so my partner… Continue reading My August 2019 Vacation
4 Days in Mexico City
Layovers are usually just a pain, and there is currently no non-stop flight to/from Santiago from SFO but we took advantage of that by extending our layover to spend a few days in Mexico City on our way back. We stayed in Mexico City for about 4 days, taking time to relax and walk around… Continue reading 4 Days in Mexico City