Baby I went from hating cooking to actually really loving it recently, so listen up. Why I started trying to like cooking You have to eat to live. That’s all. And I realized I was spending about $500 a month eating out (my eyes are covered, I’m embarrassed) which is $500 I could be saving…
Tag: travel
2020
This post is more for me than you. I’m processing. I have always believed that adventure is where you are. That adventure is a mindset. That has been challenged this past year, but I believe it is coming out stronger than ever. After a lot of tears. I had tickets bought and a trip paid…
The world is not…
Alright United-Statesians. I have a bone to pick with you (us.) Most of the world sees our country as one of the most powerful, influential countries on this planet. And that is probably true. But we also have some pretty incorrect assumptions about the rest of the world. I’m a little embarrassed to even write…
Why you shouldn’t travel
Please hear the satirical tone in this writing. This might be a little offensive, but I am just trying to make a point as clearly as possible, ironically while saying it backwards. At the end of the day I think everyone benefits from travel, and if this article describes you, traveling actually might be the…
Travel vs. Vacation
I gotta clear something up. When I refer to travel, I am not referring to flying to an all-inclusive resort in Cancun and swimming in the pool and drinking piña coladas. I’m not referring to doing a Disney cruise off the coast of Florida. I’m not even referring to going to some destination spa in…
Dreams that wait….
Not every dream happens overnight. I’m in this weird place right now where I decided to go on a long, indefinite backpacking trip. Yet I am finishing out my semester of dance, staying at my job I love a little longer, spending time with family and friends a little longer. And it freaks me out…
Shirt
I’m staring at the back of a shirt as I wait in the clinic of one of my 5 jobs. Difficult? Yes.Impossible? No. It says. Amen.
Spanish phrases you didn’t learn in school (that you’ll use in Ecuador…)
So we all learned about the red fire truck and “¿dónde está la biblioteca?,” right? Well, here’s some bad and good news – a lot of that stuff you (obviously) don’t use in everyday speech, and a lot of the phrases you do need to get by you didn’t learn in school. So that’s the…
Sometimes you gotta learn…
Sometimes you gotta be flat broke with no money, no phone, and lost in a foreign land to realize: You can figure it out, and you’re stronger than you think. Sometimes you gotta be lost in the middle of the woods to realize You really should take more safety precautions. …so at least someone knows…
Amy Aventurera 