Travel & the fortune I feel to be able to do so.

I saw a quote once and it said “When you feel sad, dont break things, buy plane tickets.” I took that shit and RAN.

I dont know. Memories are something I am addicted to. Experiences. All of it. I’m very aware of my privilege in the fact that I am so fortunate to be able to do this. I was always surrounded by diversity my entire childhood. That is where I feel most safe. I love hearing different lifestyles, different accents, different cultures, different languages, and just different ways of living.

Jeremy had never been on a plane, and I grew up travelling. When we got together, I remember telling him that if he was scared of flying, he’d have to figure out a way around it or be ok with my travelling alone because my wanderlust is so great. December of 2018, I took him to Toronto. His first little adventure. Two and a half hour plane ride, just to test it out. Luckily, he loved it. From then, we took trips driving and flying to places like Miami, Paris, Gatlinburg, Las Vegas, Houston, and couldn’t and cant seem to stop.

I have sacrificed a lot of time over the years to work. I had five jobs at one time. I was working multiple jobs when in school full time. There has never been an extended amount of time in my life that I have only worked one job.

25. Age 25 was the best age I have experienced so far. I quit my jobs except my main one and I focused on travelling. I think it was the best decision I have made. In 2022, I think I travelled every single month except for three. I spent a lot of my time in Vegas with my friends and going to events, I spent half of July there living out of my little suitcase at my friends house. I am very lucky to be able to have the freedom to travel the way that I do and to have a partner who is trusting and supportive in my endeavors to not sit still. I learn so much when travelling with Jeremy and I learn so much travelling alone. I love the airport, I love the people watching, I love the connections you make along the way. I always go to the same two airlines and have made friends with workers, TSA agents, Starbucks workers, and security. It is fun to be greeted with smiles and laughs when they see me again. I know they see thousands and thousands of people a day and hundreds of thousands of people in the times between travel for me, so I am always pleasantly surprised when they remember me as make comments to show me that somehow I have made some kind of impression in their minds.

Being in a different place is always so eye opening. People act the same, yet so different. Vibes are different. Styles are different. Social norms and expectations are different. I love the experience