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The Adventures of my Maleta Grande
Posted on December 8, 2017 Leave a Comment
I confess-I’m a faux backpacker. Instead of carrying a 30 liter Osprey backpack like most travelers I see, I am lugging around a 54 pound beast of a suitcase. When people see it their eyes bug out of their heads and I hear things like: “THAT’S you’re bag?!” “Ayy ayy ayyy es muy grande mami!” […]
Turning 30
Posted on November 22, 2017 2 Comments
I am always striving to be the best version of myself, especially at this juncture in my life. I am about to turn 30 years old in a few days, and I find myself thinking back to how I envisioned my life would be at this point. Like most children, I was conditioned to believe […]
Without Seeking
Posted on November 12, 2017 Leave a Comment
Try to live today without seeking Walk the streets without hoping Miss a soul without longing Love without looking Allow without holding Stop trying to achieve perfection You are already perfection These are reminders to myself LIVE Day in and day out I find myself needing to take a pause. A pause to ensure I […]
“Princess” Life
Posted on September 28, 2017 1 Comment
I have been on this planet for 29 years and been called “a princess” too many times to count. What is it about me that makes me a princess exactly? Could it be because I have lived a very comfortable lifestyle in one of the most sought after states in America? Or because I enjoy […]
Going Global
Posted on September 26, 2017 Leave a Comment
Here we go again! I am flying out of San Francisco tomorrow with a one way ticket for the journey of a lifetime. First destination -Peru Personal belongings– One suitcase and a carry on backpack Partner in Crime– Heather Marie Ditmars Itinerary– Unknown Two California girls taking on the world! The “No Plan” plan is […]
Here I Am
Posted on June 2, 2016 Leave a Comment
Exactly six months ago I hopped on a plane. The moment that plane took off I could feel in my bones that something big was about to happen. I saw the entire outline of my journey play out in my mind on that plane.I knew my life was going to be forever changed. There was […]
Mental Snapchats and Real Life Check-Ins
Posted on March 23, 2016 1 Comment
What was life like before social media? Do you even remember? I am talking before MySpace, chat rooms, and even AOL Instant Messenger. I find myself wondering what life was like for twenty-something-year-olds before social media existed. How did they reach their friends if not instantly? How did they spend each waking second if not […]
M.I.A
Posted on February 21, 2016 2 Comments
I have been M.I.A for a while now. Who starts a blog and abandons it for weeks?! I know, I know! I am on the ride of a lifetime, and the last month and a half has been such a whirlwind. I am in paradise where the days seem to last forever, yet never long […]
Redefining Beauty
Posted on January 29, 2016 Leave a Comment
It is so easy to get entangled in a superficial life. We live in a digital age where we are so wrapped up in the illusions we see on a little screen in front of us, we miss the bigger picture. The perception people have of us is often influenced by simply a glance- a […]
Sound Before the Shift
Posted on January 18, 2016 Leave a Comment
I wrote this one month before leaving for Asia. I never planned to share these private thoughts but looking back, this helps explain what lead me to this major shift in my reality and I think it’s important to share. “There is so much noise out there in the world. So much to hear, process, […]
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