About

My name is Jessica and I am an emergency department nurse currently traveling the country to broaden my understanding of emergency care throughout the United States. I created this blog to chronicle my life as I venture to various states, caring for their patients, eating their food, and hiking their parks. I discuss topics that are real to my life with the hope that those topics inspire inner exploration and promote outer discussion. I am humble. I am spirited. I am bondsjl.

Blog

030_Travel Nurse Location Review #3: Living in Phoenix, AZ

Let’s just start by remembering where I’m coming from at this point in my life. Centralia, WA is a small town not immediately surrounded by much. Grocery options are predominantly Safeway or Walmart. There is one vegan-friendly restaurant in the neighboring town, Chehalis. Civilization is 20min north. (Just kidding, I love you guys!) That said, …

029_GRAND CANYON NP – HORSESHOE BEND_Travel Nurse Adventure– Arizona pt. 4

This one took me a while to write. I was procrastinating the enormity of the task at hand. The gratitude I have for the universe allowing me to still be able to hike in Grand Canyon and see Horseshoe Bend despite the rest of my vacation plans being cancelled due to Covid-19 is inexpressible. I …

Photography

Since I guess I’m kind of an amateur photographer, I thought it might be time to finally display some of my favorite Moments. I tend to find beauty in everything that I see and often have trouble capturing a subject the way my mind interprets it. Sometimes I get lucky. Coming soon!

Writings

Writing has always been a passion of mine and a cathartic outlet. As a means to detail my experiences as an ER nurse and garner awareness about the realities of the profession, I’m considering writing short stories that highlight real moments of both achievement and strife that occurred during my shifts. Check back soon for updates!