I remember the first time I travelled outside the US. I had just graduated with a fashion design degree and wanted to attend a summer program at a fashion school in Florence, Italy. The weekends would be spent travelling up and down the country in exploration. In Rome, my camera was stolen from my backpack…
I sit here crying… tears of joy mixed with fear and wonder. This is the first time in months that I’ve felt content. Fully okay in my body. Like the world isn’t ending. And that is why I’m crying. I had COVID in mid-December, and I felt like I was never going to recover from…
You probably noticed I don’t blog anymore. Or maybe you didn’t and you’ll never see this. Anyways, I felt like I need to do a brief update on what has been going with me since I moved to Portugal. I did it in video form because it was easier. Sometimes I think about blogging again…
In November, I started my journey to Colombia in Medellin. Medellin, as the 2nd largest city in Colombia, is breathtaking. This bustling metroplex is buried in a valley so you are surrounded 360 degrees by city views. I think the Paisas (local people to this area) do not understand the beauty that engulfs them every single…
If you follow me on any social media outlets you know I’ve been in Costa Rica studying Spanish for the last month. When I started my new retreat business earlier this year, I thought for sure this was my ticket to traveling full time as a career. It hasn’t gone exactly as I planned, but that…
In 2015 I decided to start setting mantras instead of resolutions for the new year. Usually by February those resolutions are nowhere to be found. It suited me better to come up with “a statement or slogan repeated frequently” throughout the year that would lead my choices and experiences. 2015 was the year of No Fear where I…