Invisible Scars: Would You Have Believed Me?

February 5, 2019.Reading time 8 minutes.

“Get the f-ck over it. I’m done with you being so crazy.” That is one of many texts (888 PDF pages worth of them, to be exact) between me and my “best friend,” the first person I ever loved. I wish I could say that was the first and last time he spoke to me […]

Stay SCARI – How I Stay Safe While Solo Traveling

November 16, 2021.Reading time 11 minutes.

One of the things I get asked about the most when I talk to people about my experiences traveling solo is how I stay safe. Safety is essential to me. So, I have a lot of things that I do to keep myself secure when alone. Honestly, most of the tips are very standard and […]

10 Reasons Why I Love Traveling Solo

November 9, 2021.Reading time 18 minutes.

I love traveling solo – it’s fun, empowering, and I’ve had great experiences so far. But I get many people asking me why I like it so much, and if there are any things that I don’t like about it. So, here’s my Top 10 list of why I love traveling soo – and three […]

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Mamma Mia! My trip to Santorini, Greece

September 27, 2021.Reading time 23 minutes.

Did you really think I was going to write a post completely dedicated to Greece and NOT make a “Mamma Mia” reference? To think that I almost didn’t go to Greece. In the week or two leading up to going, I was just not as excited for some reason. But, honestly, I’ve been in a […]

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One Night in Montreal

September 10, 2021.Reading time 10 minutes.

22 hours in Canada.

30 by 30 Goal

August 31, 2021.Reading time 13 minutes.

I’m lucky enough to have traveled to several different countries – Argentina, Belize, Italy, Spain, France, and Germany, to name a few. So a couple of years ago, realizing that I had been to 27 different countries already, I created a goal for myself – I wanted to visit 30 different countries by the time […]

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Chapter 45: The Texan

August 17, 2021.Reading time 12 minutes.

Like I said in my last post, I recently deleted my dating apps. But, I still had them before my trips to Austin, Texas, and Scottsdale, Arizona. I wanted to move to either of those places, so I thought it would be helpful to see what the guys were like. So, I used Hinge and […]

Chapter 44: I Deleted My Dating Apps ft. The Baseball Player and The Namecaller

July 21, 2021.Reading time 20 minutes.

Y’all, I just couldn’t do it anymore – I deleted my dating apps. A few weeks ago, I deleted Tinder and Bumble. But, I did make a Hinge profile specifically so that I can get an idea of what the options are like when I was in Austin and Scottsdale (more on that later). But […]

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CHAPTER 43: THE CHEF, PART II

June 29, 2021.Reading time 23 minutes.

In my last post, I told you that part two of my story with The Chef, Francisco, might be coming. And, guess what? It did. After he randomly reappeared in my life several weeks after our first date, I decided to give him one more chance. As I said, he wasn’t completely awful on our […]

Chapter 42: One Hit Blunders, Part VII

June 22, 2021.Reading time 20 minutes.

If you had asked me a few months ago if I thought I’d end up with this many One Hit Blunders chapters, I’d have said no. But, here we are. The weather has been getting nicer and people are getting vaccinated. So that means that I’ve been more actively pursuing dates with some of my […]

Chapter 41: The Reality show model

May 4, 2021.Reading time 11 minutes.

Every once in a while, I realize that I have been holding onto what could be a great story. Sometimes I completely forget to ever write about them until something randomly reminds me, and for that, I apologize. This is one of those cases. And, it’s all thanks to a TikTok video and a comment […]