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Farewell America
Six days left. I have been dreaming about this moment since January when I purchased my bundle of plane tickets and a work/holiday visa. I dreamt of graduating college, surviving weekend long...
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NSFW
Hello? Dad? Daughter! You made it to Australia??? No… I’m in Iceland. muffled yelling in the background… courtesy of mother Iceland?!! Daughter… OK, be smart and be safe. I’m still in shock that I’m...
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Note to Self
Something has happened, and it’s making me quite uncomfortable. When I used to travel, it seemed second nature to me. I almost never felt uncomfortable in any situation, and could strike up a...
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The Pro and Con List of Solo Travels
Solo-traveling is life’s greatest gifts, aside from actually living. But to every great thing, there’s inevitably something not as great to pair. As a person who frequently travels alone, I have...
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First Impressions
Deep breath in; exhale. For the first time ever, I could feel my lungs expand with every breath I took in. The crispiness of Icelandic air could make a pack-a-day smoker feel like they have a brand new...
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Riding on Hope
I must’ve been drunk for those solid six months when I lived in Australia last. My experience now comparatively is quite different, and I wouldn’t necessarily say it’s a good kind of difference. I...
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Ta(boo)ttoos
I got my first tattoo when I was 19. Since then, I haven’t been able to stop; within a year, I managed to get nearly a full sleeve. That’s full on, but I didn’t care. Out of all the tattoos, I’ve only...
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An Individualized Experience
Wish: feel or express a strong desire or hope for something that cannot or probably will not happen. A finicky thought to have, and yet we have all succumbed to feeling this “wish” at some point in our...
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2015
I was dancing in the middle of a bridge in Würzburg. Fireworks sparkled off into the clear night sky as the masses counted down, “fünf, vier, drei, zwei, ein!” With a gal pal by my side and dreamy...
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What I’ve Learned So Far in 2016
It’s finally hit me, and I’m so glad that it has: the courage to take that leap of faith and embarrass yourself. I don’t mean publicly humiliating yourself, but to take on humility when approaching...
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