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The Adventures of my Maleta Grande 

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!” […]

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Turning 30

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 […]

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Without Seeking 

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 […]

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“Princess” Life 

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 […]

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Here I Am

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 […]

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Mental Snapchats and Real Life Check-Ins

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 […]

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M.I.A

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 […]

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