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Archives for January 2012

My Gutsy Story by Kenneth Weene

January 30, 2012 by Sonia Marsh

"Being a Hero"  One thing I have to admit – I’m a coward. So what the heck was I doing with my fingernails digging into the tiny crevices of the slate roof? What the devil was I doing crawling along the peak of a roof five stories above a parking lot that was rapidly filling with police, fire fighters, and gawkers? No, I wasn’t drunk or high. Continue Reading

Have you tried couchsurfing?

January 26, 2012 by Sonia Marsh

  Have you heard of couchsurfing ? I hadn't until a few days ago when I met my friend Melissa Adams, a fantastic travel writer, who moved from Newport Beach, California, to Amsterdam, Holland. She wrote a story about her biking safari in South Africa, and other Gutsy adventures, called "Follow Your Dreams and Find Yourself." Melissa Continue Reading

“My Gutsy Story” by Pamela Sisman Bitterman

January 23, 2012 by Sonia Marsh

My checklist is getting checked off. I have the basic necessities covered. There are other details I could obsess over, more material I could learn, extra gear I could bring. But I imagine that I’ll be able to make do with what I have or grab what I need on the fly. I feel pretty good to go! My faculties are sharpening into adventure mode. And my Continue Reading

Gutsy cave-tubing in Belize

January 19, 2012 by Sonia Marsh

After our morning of zip-lining and repelling, we welcomed a quick Belizean lunch consisting of chicken, rice and beans, with fresh, juicy pineapple for dessert. Now it was time for the six young women and I, to try cave-tubing in the underground caves of the meandering Caves Branch River.  In a weird way, I looked forward to overcoming my fear Continue Reading

“My Gutsy Story” by Sara Padilla

January 16, 2012 by Sonia Marsh

When my father called that day, I was preparing to head home and clicking through my email, making sure I’d responded to everyone I needed to that day. It was quitting time, and it felt like Friday. Most of my coworkers had gone home or to the pub down the street.  When I glanced at the tiny blinking light and the caller ID read Falls Church, I Continue Reading

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