Musings

Solving The Quarter-Life Crisis

“Stay in school,” they said. “Just get good grades,” they said. “You need to get an education,” they said. “Work hard,” they said. “It’ll all pay off when you graduate,” they said. “You can be anything you want to be,” they said. They meant well. And technically they weren’t lying, because they probably all believed …

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Musings, Travel Tips

Why Travel Is Awesome For Introverts

So, you’re an introvert? Yeah, me too (ISTP, in case you were wondering). People like us, we enjoy time on our own – reading, writing, playing video games, working out. We don’t need others cramping our schedules. We don’t need bouts of small talk to make us feel comfortable. We like being alone. It’s easier …

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Musings

Tiny Ramblings From Around The World

The French smoke like chimneys. They smoke almost as much as the Chinese, but they make it look classier somehow. When you see a Chinese girl smoking it’s like “No girl what are you doing!” But you see a French girl smoking and it’s like “Hey, that’s kinda sexy.” I don’t really know how that …

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Musings

The Question That Changed My Life

“It’s been said that we don’t recognise the significant moments of our lives while they’re happening.” – Nathan Scott I was crying. I didn’t know what to do. Life was throwing all these stupid problems on me, and I didn’t know how to fight back. So he just smiled, looked at me, and asked me …

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Musings

Everything I Learned About Life And Happiness I Learned From Accounting

Throughout your time on this planet many things will move in and out of your life. Some will be good and some will be bad, but everything will have a role in shaping who you are and where you end up. There will be things you welcome into your life, such as nice cars with drink …

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Musings

Travellers And Tourists Are All The Same, And Anyone Who Tells You Differently Is Just A Silly Gringo

“Yeah, but those kinds of people aren’t travelling, they’re on holiday.” “Oh right,” I nodded, as I quietly took a sip of my beer, pretending to know what he was talking about. What the hell was the difference? For the rest of the night, the topic popped in and out of conversation, and eventually, I …

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Musings

What People Are Doing When They Travel To “Find Themselves”

You’ve seen it before, right? Someone you used to know, suddenly transformed after venturing around the world. All their old dreams vanished and they come home all worldly with their stories and new-found carefree attitudes. Kind of annoying, really. Life is different now, they say. They’ve changed. They’ve finally found themselves. Honestly, I hate that …

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Musings

The Real Reason I Quit My Job To Travel The World

Back when I was a young teenager, I remember sitting in the car one morning with my Mum on the way to school. The night before I had just watched an episode of South Park, where the guys were sent a starving child from Ethiopia and then took him to a buffet, but kept stealing …

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