"travel isn't always pretty. it isn't always comfortable. sometimes it hurts, even breaks your heart. but that's okay. the journey changes you; it should change you. it leaves marks on your memory, on your consciousness, on your heart, and on your body. you take something with you. hopefully, you leave something good behind."
May 13, 2025
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don't let travel be something or a hobby that is for other people. being in a place where the culture is different, there are different social rules, norms helps you find yourself in a way it is not possible in living where the societal understanding is the same as what you are used to. It is so clarifying when you are reacting and liking to new things. so grounding. everyone loves grounding. its worth not buying a few things to save up to go somewhere as far as you can. travelling is not as expensive as u think if u r willing to go somewhere kinda random.
(ps this trick does not work if you just go to tourist places, bc u will just interact with tourists, and not actually get to experience what its like to eat breakfast like a _____ person.)
May 17, 2024
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Often during vacations we want it to be a getaway from our current lives and responsibilities, thats a tourist. But being a traveler means you want to wholly experience the life in the place you're going to. Eating what they eat and how they eat it, making friends with the locals, and indulging in their culture. Tourists leave to return, but travelers leave to live.
Apr 19, 2024
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go on a journey by yourself! it feels good. home will be waiting for you when you are ready.
Oct 3, 2024
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nothing touches my soul deeper than the sound of music. all of the women in my family have cherished the movie forever, and i grew up listening to the music. everytime i hear that opening song, i cry and am flooded with pure and unadulterated joy. i’m convinced my nana is in fact maria, making it that much sweeter for me. a perfect film that makes me believe that musicals are the closest thing we have to magic.
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okay okay i have many recs depending on what u want to watch next.
thriller/short series: mindhunter on netflix. INSANEEEE, perfectly shot and well acted. real interviews and lines from those interviews were used in this show, and it’s just an utterly fascinating look into the FBI and the term “serial killer” in the 70s.
growing up/comedy: GIRLS. look, i know lena dunham is a controversial figure, but she managed to create something that perfect encapsulates what it’s like to be going through your 20’s. sad, hysterical, and real.
just insane: the rehearsal. if you haven’t yet acquainted yourself with the world of nathan fielder: please do so. it will change your life. cringe comedy on a whole other level, and this recent season of the rehearsal is possibly the best season of television i have ever seen.
light/mystery/drama: big little lies. a classic, layered with drama, scandals, and surprisingly good writing, cinematography, and plot twists.
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