I took two bachata dance classes in the Dominican Republic. It was also my first time dancing merengue. Thanks to the teacher, my friend Paula, and all the peeps in the DR who danced with me and forgave me for not knowing what in the fizzle I was doing.
It’s approaching almost one year since the last time I wrote in my blog, and I finally decided to break in the blog again.
Why have I not written? Let’s just chalk it up to being a terrible blogger. I have this mental block where I can’t write about it until after it’s happened, so the fact that I stayed and stayed and stayed in Mexico… had not represented a closed chapter, so I didn’t write about it. Yeah, I suck, ...
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HOLY FUCK IT’S BEEN OVER 4 MONTHS SINCE I’VE UPDATED MY BLOG
I’m sorry, I am a baddd person
I still feel very excited to be travelling, and I still feel excited to continue. So here I am! Sitting in a coffeeshop in Medellin (well…actually it’s a printing shop with a tiny table, but close enough), with the intention to relay some of the experiences I’ve had these past few months.
I have some random “journal” entries that I have kept, so I ...
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Lovelies! Let me catch you up on what tha dilly.
After some existential crisis, I decided to do some travelling. Nothing like a good ole fashioned existential crisis to shake things up. I sold my car, gave up my housing, put my clients under the care of other trainers, put my stuff in storage, and disconnected my phone to save money while abroad. I drove down to San Diego to be with my family for the holidays and get things in ...
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Part I: Pineapple House in Canggu
After 27 hours of travelling (though not a bad 27 hours, I might say), I arrived at Pineapple House in Canggu, Bali. I was welcomed by Rachel, a delightful British girl who is running her surf and yoga retreat based out of Pineapple House.
My time there was a bit more isolated than I had expected, but I made the best of it and read a lot of great books. (I read seven books in ...
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Stepping off the plane, you could smell the difference. The air just smelled fresher. It smelled like forests and crisp mornings. It smelled refreshing and exciting.
I was here! I had completed the 27 hour trip to arrive in Puerto Varas.
…where?
Puerto Varas. A tiny city located in southern Chile, a territory of northern Patagonia in the Los Lagos Region. It is located on the shore of the Llanquihue Lake, one of the largest natural lakes in South America. There are only ...
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Since the last update, I visited Wat Chalong, the biggest and most ornate of Phuket’s 29 Buddhist temples:
I also visited The Big Buddha, one of Phuket’s most important and revered landmarks (though still under construction). The Big Buddha sits on top ...
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