-
2 Weeks in Cartagena: What I Learned About Myself
Two weeks in Cartagena taught me just how much my mental illness limits me. So boom, I did my almost annual international birthday trip and decided to really challenge myself this time. After multiple covid infections plus a concussion, I have been worried about cognitive decline and struggling with anything involving memorization and concentration. So instead of my four days to one week of birthday travel, I decided to spend two weeks in Cartagena, Colombia for leisure and to attend immersive Spanish classes. This ended up being the worst international trip that I’ve taken thus far. All of the negative parts about this trip had nothing to do with the…
-
How Travel Is Saving Me
As per usual, I’ve been struggling with my depression. That’s why you haven’t really seen many new posts here, not many convos on Twitter, and definitely not a lot of new Instagram posts. Last night, as I was struggling to sleep, I started to think about what keeps me going, what keeps me struggling through one day to the next. And the one answer I came up with was traveling. It wasn’t my friends or family. It wasn’t wanting to figure out what my purpose is. It wasn’t fear of the unknown. It was simply being able to get out and leave my own life behind for a few days.…
-
Easy Steps To Travel On A Budget
So you’ve read BlackGirlZen’s post and chosen your destination, booked your transportation and accommodations, but what do you do while your there. And how do you stay within a reasonable budget? I’m here to help. Here is a list of the best ways to find cheap/ cost effective activities wherever you decide to go. Groupon Everybody should know by now that Groupon is the holy grail of balling on a budget at home. But did you know that you can use them internationally? Just click on the Getaways tab and bask in the abundance of great deals. Groupon doesn’t just cover flights and lodging, but various tours, entrance to amusement parks,…
-
Who Would Have Thought That Travel Is So Divisive?
I’m going to share a post I put on my Facebook page recently after trying to argue with a brick wall, then realizing nobody is paying me to be aggravated, so I stopped. Any who. The argument that “everyone can afford/ is able to travel” has popped up countless times on social media. Always with only two viewpoints. The people who use nuance, facts, and empathy to explain why this blanket statement is wrong, and those who act as though you just stepped on their pinky toe and cussed out their mama. For some reason, there is so much vitriol for those who live in and accept the limitations of…
-
Blavity’s EmpowerHer Conference 2016
Saturday May 21st I dragged myself out of bed at the crack of dawn, cleaned up, put together a cute makeup look, and headed to NYC for Blavity.com’ s first EmpowerHer Conference. Let me tell you. It was well worth the ticket price (even though I stumbled upon a coupon code) and the early morning drive into the city. The conference recharged my battery and got me excited about just about everything again. Due to my memory not being what it used to, I took notes, lots and lots of notes, but they are mostly the quotes that stood out to me the most from the different speakers. Here is…
