"After our graduation ceremony, Suzanne and I are going to San Francisco," I told my mom at age 14. "By ourselves, of course." My mom was very skeptical, and I was very angry at her for being skeptical. I was determined to show her that I could travel the world without her and my dad. But by the time I graduated high school, Suzanne and I were no longer on speaking terms. She went to...
I used to read all day long when I was a kid. In high school, I could be seen walking down the hallways with my face buried in a book. I even cycled home one day while reading Harry Potter in the middle of traffic. Reading was my life, but that changed after I graduated high school. I was so stressed and tired that I couldn't stand the thought of reading while I was enrolled...
A little over a year ago, in the early days of 2019, I realized I didn't have any goals, resolutions or dreams for the new year. In a moment of panic, I tweeted some friends to ask them for help. It was Ella from Ella Was Here who then came up with the idea of the Twelve Cities Challenge. She challenged me to visit a new city every month of 2019. I added some rules...
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