It was all starting to make sense now. My summer Mediterranean voyage was an initiation. After the demanding work-load and stress, and through the emotional seas, I had been transformed after plunging deeper within myself. I had weathered the storms and a new version of me had been sculpted. Continue reading Mediterranean Voyage Part II: Know Thyself. Malta to Greece
The season was an intense one. I am not the same person I was going into it. I have traveled to new places, new depths, and discovered much within my own treasure map. This time away from my London routine has only deepened my inner relationship with myself, continuing the dive into deeper self-love. Continue reading Mediterranean Voyage: From Mallorca to Sicily
TIA…This is Africa. If you haven’t heard the acronym and saying, then you’re hearing it now, and let me tell you, it’s the perfect supposition for the experiences potentiated there.
Just like TIA, the phrase of accepting and embracing the learning and growth opportunities presented in Africa, I was faced with TIL: This is Life, accept and embrace. This is life, which winds and bends, throws curve balls, and acclimates you to the sides of yourself requiring cleansing and renewal. Continue reading THIS IS AFRICA. THIS IS LIFE.
Internal struggles are a real thing, but you can come out of them having been molded and often with greater clarity. Going after your dreams takes courage. So even if the path looks impossible and others do not understand your resolve, somehow, you have to keep pedaling. Despite how many hills to climb. The beauty is the view, and eventually you will always reach your destination. Continue reading The Bicycle Diaries: Journeys of Purpose
The Amalfi Coast, had been on my radar for as long as I can remember. It was one of those starry-eyed visions that rests in that pocket of my mind where unattainable places lie dormant and glittering. I was ready to dip my toes into the Italian culture and create inspired meals based off its influence. Here I would drown out the disappointing stain of Italian American food from my memory once and for all. We would be setting sail from Palma to Napoli for a three-day crossing. Continue reading Starry-eyed in Amalfi Coast: Gold Silver and Sapphire
It is said that people who live near the water are the happiest. It’s called the Blue Factor. Infusion with coastal living is linked to better physical and mental well-being. Although this could be a generalization and every body is uniquely inclined, I have found for myself that throughout my life I’m happiest when I’m living by the water. Thriving, is more like it; and land-bound feels a bit like suffocation. I had to face the facts: I was a mermaid. Continue reading Ode to Mallorca Part II: Calas and Sea-creaturing. The Blue Factor
I already knew what question was coming next. “And why Mallorca?” It was one that followed me throughout my life of travel and living abroad. Continue reading Ode to Mallorca Part I: Hiking and Foraging Along the Tramutana
It was a sunny, August day as we wound brightly along the hilly, narrow two-lane roads lined with verdant, pastured farm land. The southwest of France is a shiny, picturesque dream of idyllic charm. One painted repetitiously with plots of corn and patches of sunflower fields. On this warm day, windows down, and blown by the steady cool wind, we buzzed past the endless fields, and I could feel the comforting presence of simplistic lifestyle where people existed closely together with the land. Continue reading South West France ~La Vie en Vert
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