<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Meraki Alive]]></title><description><![CDATA[Meraki Alive]]></description><link>https://www.merakialive.com/my-blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 01:03:58 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.merakialiveblog.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Transcending Translation: Offshore Racing in China]]></title><description><![CDATA[Audrey Fulk's offshore race around China's Hainan Island with an all-female team proves that teamwork needs no common language. ]]></description><link>https://www.merakialive.com/post/transcending-translation-offshore-racing-in-china</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67c28562aa65c61732b04336</guid><pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2025 06:01:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4dc60d_4af53a3bd8a14c0a9c33987dae11ac54~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_640,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Madeline Mulligan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[San Diego 3.0]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome back to Meraki Alive]]></description><link>https://www.merakialive.com/post/san-diego-3-0</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66595faa68ab81a75fa05fd7</guid><category><![CDATA[San Diego]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2024 22:21:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4dc60d_144afc8bfbc84b08accdde5c00f27d24~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_675,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Madeline Mulligan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minute by Minute: a Layover in Lisbon]]></title><description><![CDATA[11.15 AM My flight touches down in Lisbon, Portugal! Quick disclaimer, I was unsure if I should make this trip in light of what was then...]]></description><link>https://www.merakialive.com/post/layover-in-lisbon</link><guid isPermaLink="false">633c7e49f24cde1a1ed8a4a7</guid><category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2020 18:41:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4dc60d_e05ee9b1b8c04fe69a90876c2ef5ec9a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Madeline Mulligan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here We Goat Again]]></title><description><![CDATA[My best friend, Rowan, is excellent at finding adventures to take me on during long road trips. I generally dislike driving and being in...]]></description><link>https://www.merakialive.com/post/here-we-goat-again</link><guid isPermaLink="false">633c7e49f24cde1a1ed8a4a8</guid><category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jan 2020 19:41:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4dc60d_59e9ba172771451ba1cf1a6d0bde1d65~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Madeline Mulligan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saba Narrative: diving into every day]]></title><description><![CDATA[A narrative of island hopping life and my favorite spot in the West Indies - Saba. ]]></description><link>https://www.merakialive.com/post/saba-narrative</link><guid isPermaLink="false">633c8db852a916f46e9574d3</guid><category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2019 19:48:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4dc60d_90734b9d2793447cbf16c7e02f245b82~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_750,h_548,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Madeline Mulligan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life in the Carib: Week ONE]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cover photo is my first of many Caribbean sunsets at sea Nothing about my decision to move to the West Indies all by myself to work a...]]></description><link>https://www.merakialive.com/post/life-in-the-carib-week-one</link><guid isPermaLink="false">633f68e3b73bafb45a2edb44</guid><category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2019 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4dc60d_5725e2e60502468b9d4188dcfdf0a65a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Madeline Mulligan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bye Bye Barcelona]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am in the London airport waiting to board my connecting flight to the United States and it still has not set in that my study abroad...]]></description><link>https://www.merakialive.com/post/bye-bye-barcelona</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66e4cbfb36e076351617cdee</guid><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2018 00:36:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4dc60d_80bd9765c104426ca2a44070e1afd0d6~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Madeline Mulligan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Skiing in Andorra! ]]></title><description><![CDATA[This adventure was conceived just a couple days ago, when Eva offered me a spot to go skiing with her and a random Catalan guy that she...]]></description><link>https://www.merakialive.com/post/skiing-in-andorra</link><guid isPermaLink="false">633f6a8a38367669d7595bf5</guid><category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2018 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4dc60d_45e91814f1514d5a9b82bf9a09f3d5d3~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Madeline Mulligan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Ode to Budapest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Featured image is Madeline and Max in Turkish Baths in Budapest, Hungary The post for this trip needs to start with proper...]]></description><link>https://www.merakialive.com/post/an-ode-to-budapest</link><guid isPermaLink="false">633f6c688ea01ff8eed7be55</guid><category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 09 Dec 2018 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4dc60d_19e1e6bc5c5348e9abc776254bd9cafc~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Madeline Mulligan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seeing Darkness in the city of Light]]></title><description><![CDATA[Featured image is Eiffel Tower at night in Paris, France. Captured by Madeline Mulligan. This weekend, I went to Paris for the first...]]></description><link>https://www.merakialive.com/post/seeing-darkness-in-the-city-of-light</link><guid isPermaLink="false">633f6d591cfb6a791bfcebf9</guid><category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2018 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4dc60d_f20461d60f3e40b3b480dcb097ef4e19~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Madeline Mulligan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Must See: Sevilla]]></title><description><![CDATA[Featured image is Madeline posing at Plaza de España Seville, Spain is the place of my dreams. 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