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23 Apr 2020 Lifestyle

A Beginner’s Guide to Creating a Zero Waste Home

Kitchen: wooden soap dishes // savon de marseille soap // dish sponge and scrubber // bamboo straws // Bathroom: bamboo toilet brush // refillable shampoo and conditioner // bamboo toothbrushes //…

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23 Mar 2020 Lifestyle

Blue Skies – An Unexpected Journey Home

I’ve waited a week to write this post as life still feels frozen to me. I have moments where I feel like I am just a body going through the…

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10 Feb 2020 Lifestyle

Coffee as Language of Communication

I never thought I’d write a post about coffee, but I love it too much not to. As my friends can tell you, over the last few years of traveling,…

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07 Feb 2020 Lifestyle

Riding the Wave of Loneliness – The Silence of Living Abroad Solo

Eight weeks. Eight full weeks of adventuring to new corners of the world and to familiar ones, of laughing with friends who I couldn’t imagine life without, of being reunited…

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07 Feb 2020 Lifestyle

When a House Becomes a Home – Living Abroad Meaningfully

Written December, 2019 // I was running and running. When Thursday turned into Friday, I ran to a new place, masked by my desire to travel and see that which…

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03 Dec 2019 Lifestyle

A Journey of Love & Self – Three Months in Ukraine

I sat down on an antique floral couch in the corner of a cozy cafe. I was in Olomouc, a small city in the Czech Republic on day five of…

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20 Nov 2019 Lifestyle

My First Time Heading East – Kramatorsk, Ukraine

When people hear that I live in Ukraine, the first question they usually ask is “Is it safe?”. I feel comfortable saying yes, as my experience has been in the…

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14 Nov 2019 Lifestyle

Leaving My Life Behind and Moving to Ukraine: What I’ve Learned

Have you ever looked at a picture and not recognized yourself? When I look at this photo, I hardly feel like the same girl in the picture. It feels like…

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29 Jun 2019 Lifestyle

A Week of Adventures and Orientation in Lviv, Ukraine

It’s hard to believe that I’ve been traveling for one week already! On Sunday, June 23rd, I departed from Newark Airport and arrived in Venice on June 24th. I spent…

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how to survive being vegan in Ukraine - vegan travel food haul
13 Jun 2019 Lifestyle

Vegan Travel Food Haul for Ukraine

And the countdown continues! In one week from today, I will arrive in a small village in Ukraine to teach English and be surrounded by the pure bliss and simplicity…

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Just got my two visas approved for my internationa Just got my two visas approved for my international trip in November😬 any guesses where I’m going? It’s the farthest I’ve been except for China! 🙊 

These pictures were taken in Milan in 2017 when I lived there for one year…how life has changed since then! Mark my words…I will be a full time travel writer soon!
My person 🤍 We are hoping to take a big road tr My person 🤍 We are hoping to take a big road trip in in the van in 2023! We just got the solar panels installed! Trusting what God has in store for us 😋
The sweet balance of home and travel 🥺❤️ The sweet balance of home and travel 🥺❤️ 

Finding joy and activities to do near my home has been the biggest challenge for me for years. It would be easier to move away or go back to full time travel, but somehow I’m still here…still seeking an answer to finding joy right where I am. Getting closer and closer ❤️
Got a few questions on how to become a travel agen Got a few questions on how to become a travel agent after posting my reel yesterday! 

👆🏻 This is how! Get as much travel experience as you can! I prioritized travel in my early 20s though study abroad and Fulbright! I studied abroad 3 times in college — to China, the Czech Republic, and Italy. During that time, I took budget airlines and stayed in dorm hostels to keep my costs down. After graduation, I volunteered in Ukraine (got my housing and food covered) and then completed a Fulbright also in Ukraine! I gained credibility in the field through each of these experiences! 

Adding 3 more countries to this list in November 🙉
Life isn’t always perfect but that’s the beaut Life isn’t always perfect but that’s the beauty of it. I think back to that 20-year-old girl who was brave enough to live in Italy for a year and who knew she wanted to make a career out of traveling one day. She didn’t know what that path would look like back then but I’d tell her that she should hold on and get ready for the ride! One day we would travel to 32 countries, write a best selling travel book, get two Fulbright awards, and work for a travel agency helping other young people see the world 🌎🥺
Sunsets in Aruba 🧡 This is your sign to take th Sunsets in Aruba 🧡 This is your sign to take that solo trip! I promise it’s worth it once you get past the fear of traveling alone. I almost convinced myself out of this trip since I hadn’t traveled internationally in 2.5 years, let alone traveled by myself! When I was traveling before Covid, I wouldn’t have hesitated. 2.5 years later, I was fearful I wouldn’t remember how I used to do it. Once I arrived in Aruba, all my fear disappeared and I experienced the most beautiful, rewarding trip filled with views like these.

#travelreel #solotravel #solofemaletraveler #motivation
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