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Jesup, GA // Why Vipassana, a 10-day silent meditation course? (Part One)
I started being active with this blog again a little over one year ago, and am proud to say I have faithfully published at least once a month. As I touched on when I first started this blog in 2018 and in the more recent Why have I been gone?, existential dread is something that Read more
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Melbourne, Australia // Why hot springs, tiny penguins, and old friends?
I went to Australia in no small part to visit a good friend of mine, Damaris, who had moved there recently. After traveling solo for the first few weeks, I was so excited to finally meet up with her in Melbourne. The city itself checked all the boxes for what I like in a city: Read more
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Sydney, Australia // Why do I even need a tourist visa if I’m already a citizen of the world?
Between work and vacation, I have flown to a least half a dozen countries since the pandemic started, mostly in South America. My first trip was for work to Chile in February of 2022. I had to upload my vaccination card to a government portal website weeks before my flight for it to be verified. Read more
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Medellín, Colombia // Why a history of Comuna 13?
This post is for my fellow future tourists who could also benefit from learning how Comuna 13 was actually created and transformed. This is a starting point. It is not a replacement for understanding Comuna 13 from the people who live there. This is meant to function as some background reading to get you up… Read more
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Medellín, Colombia // Why everybody’s favorite?
I have been to Colombia many times, but there is still so much left for me to experience in this huge and varied country. That being said, my favorite place that I have visited so far is easily Medellin. I am not alone in this attraction. Bogota is the capital of Colombia and has the Read more
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Barcelona, Spain // Why so triggered?
I arrived in Barcelona in April of last year ready for spring break. I had heard that it was a fun, artsy college town. I was imagining topless sunbathing on the beach and a distinctly European bohemian vibe. What I discovered is that Barcelona is very cold in April and almost more insulting, so overrun Read more