Alyssa FarrellSep 22, 20193 minOcean OxygenMy breath dragged through my lungs, slow, scraping. The sound of it filled my head. More fully than the air filled my lungs. My chest...
Alyssa FarrellSep 2, 20192 minSparks of RealityThe floor was not clean. Stretching my legs on the tile, I glanced up again at the screen above the check-in desk. My plane would start...
Alyssa FarrellSep 1, 20182 minThe Gift of EverythingThe sun rose calmly over the long stretch of mountains in the Fijian islands as my team climbed into our van and departed for Nawaka...
Alyssa FarrellAug 18, 20182 minEveryday DirtThe blazing sun shone down on me from the deep blue Fijian sky above as I worked my shovel into the hard-packed earth. Pausing for a...
Alyssa FarrellAug 11, 20182 minMy Island EncounterI went on a mission trip. I got on a plane, my passport was stamped, and I stepped foot on an island called Fiji. I wanted to expand my...
Alyssa FarrellJul 28, 20182 minOverflowRight now I’m on a journey—I’m flying to the Fiji Islands in the middle of the South Pacific Ocean. It sounds somewhat glamorous: the...