Truly hope you enjoy and are inspired by this week’s episode with Samantha. In this chapter, Samantha shares how she learned to prioritize travel from her mother, and her journey from shoe designer to full-time traveler. She touches on the difficulties in remaining authentic while becoming more hypervisible on Instagram, and how a following doesn’t… Continue reading Chapter 41-Samantha of The Queen of Vacations
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Chapter 40-Tia of Tia Takes the World
Truly hope you enjoy and are inspired by this week’s episode with Tia. In this chapter, Tia shares how she never imagined living a life abroad and the steps that got her all the way to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. She talks about how she fell into her current career of teaching physical education,… Continue reading Chapter 40-Tia of Tia Takes the World
Chapter 39-Kenya of Kenya Imani
Truly hope you enjoy and are inspired by this week’s episode with Kenya. In this chapter, Kenya shares how she is on track to paying down $10,000 in debt! Inspired by someone else’s journey to pay off their debt and take a sabbatical, she got busy researching and just after her birthday in January 2020,… Continue reading Chapter 39-Kenya of Kenya Imani
Chapter 38-Elvy of Elvy’s Blog
Truly hope you enjoy and are inspired by this week’s episode with Elvy. In this chapter, Elvy talks about coping emotionally with the progression of muscular dystrophy, including starting to talk about it with those close to her. She tells us how supportive her friends and family have been. She shares just how much research… Continue reading Chapter 38-Elvy of Elvy’s Blog
Chapter 37-Charlie from the University of California, Irvine
Truly hope you enjoy and are inspired by this week’s episode with Charlie. In this chapter, Charlie talks about travel being about thriving or withering for her. She shares her experiences of working in higher education and what it’s like to fight for herself while she’s fighting for others’ rights. Charlie gets into how she’s… Continue reading Chapter 37-Charlie from the University of California, Irvine
Chapter 36-Imara of TransLash
Truly hope you enjoy and are inspired by this week’s episode with Imara. In this chapter, Imara shares her journey of acceptance with her family, and how it’s been traveling and living abroad as a Black woman. She talks about her parents instilling in her an awareness of social issues, and her growing that awareness… Continue reading Chapter 36-Imara of TransLash
Chapter 35-Caroline of TravelEatSlay
Truly hope you enjoy and are inspired by this week’s episode with Caroline. In this chapter, Caroline talks about being the mama of a squad of travelers who she says are sewed into her brand TravelEatSlay. She’s from Zimbabwe and remembers traveling with her family around the country as a youth. Caroline discusses how hard… Continue reading Chapter 35-Caroline of TravelEatSlay
Chapter 34-Char of Memoirs & Musings and The Hustle Hotline
Truly hope you enjoy and are inspired by this week’s episode with Char. In this chapter, Char takes a moment while doing her hair (literally) to chat with us about keeping her personal relationships offline, being thrilled about the lush and lavish life that awaits her, and how quitting her job to travel the world… Continue reading Chapter 34-Char of Memoirs & Musings and The Hustle Hotline
Chapter 33-Roshida of Shida’s on the Loose
Truly hope you enjoy and are inspired by this week’s episode with Roshida. In this chapter, Roshida talks about being an immigrant, and how travel has always been apart of her life. She gets into how she navigates being respectful in various cultures, and how the stars aligned so she could take a gap year,… Continue reading Chapter 33-Roshida of Shida’s on the Loose
Chapter 32-Efia of Effy Talks Life
Truly hope you enjoy and are inspired by this week’s episode with Efia. In this chapter, Efia talks about being adopted, how she managed after the death of her mother, and how the stress of getting her masters landed her half way across the world. Efia shares the how she accidentally started solo traveling, and… Continue reading Chapter 32-Efia of Effy Talks Life