2019-09-10
When I left Germany, a person I care a lot about wished me “solvable problems” for my new adventure. Because, as they explained, it is only through the process of overcoming challenges that we grow. This theory was truly put to test during my journey to San Francisco. The first problem arose during my...
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There’s only one good way to go out. Not with a bang, or loud memorable moments, not with all smiles and a hopeful heart, not with doubts and fears either. It’s with a clear stream of consciousness and one simple phrase; “Press play”. That’s how I went out. Well, mostly……kind of?…..not really?..…wanted to? For the...
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As I lay here in my hard narrow bed, I admire the color purple that surrounds me on my mosquito netting. It may be raining out. It may also be monkeys dancing on the roof again. I find it hard to differentiate the two. Either way both have managed to steal the sleep from my...
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All my life I've known what I want to do with it. Since I was a little girl I had a dream of traveling and volunteering. A strange dream for an 8 year old I admit but nevertheless this was all I dreamt of. It was all I talked about and it was all I...
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1/9/19 Hey friends! Welcome to the first official entry in my blog! I’m writing to you live on the plane from São Paolo to Floríanopolis, where I’ll live for the next eight months. I’m also writing this just minutes after my first conversation in Portuguese! Well, I’m not...
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2019-09-08
Current time – 11:39 pm I know I should have written this blog during the global launch, but I simply couldn’t bring myself to write something. I’ve tried, but I didn’t know what to write. I think it is because I explained “why I wanted to take this gap year”, “what my goals” are to...
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The smiles of Mami Rosa, the friendliness of Papi Jose, the openness of mis hermanas – all warmly welcomed me into the house of Manosalvas Fonte, located in the city of González Suárez. Yet, when Jose asked me “¿Extrañas a tus padres?”, I couldn’t prevent my smile from twitching downwards. I quickly helped clear the...
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