i don't know about you but i'm always rushing to get to the next thing. from jumping out of bed and trying to get ready for work as quickly as possible (because i always wait till the last minute to be fair) and then rushing through traffic to get to my boring desk job where i'm trying to rush to get back home anyways! in this shorter episode, i talk about how rushing all the time from point a to point b impacts my daily life and how i'm working to slow down and enjoy life moment to moment.

article 1: "How to Recognize Hurry Sickness and Adopt Slow Living" Medically reviewed by Vara Saripalli, Psy.D. Written by Janelle Cox — https://psychcentral.com/anxiety/always-in-a-rush-maybe-its-time-urgency /// article 2: "Why We Can't Stop Rushing" Written by Melissa Kirsch — https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/02/briefing/why-we-cant-stop-rushing.html /// article 3: "Rushing: Causes, Signs, and How to Break this Unproductive Habit" Written by Katie Rapkoch, CHPC — https://www.re-origin.com/conditions/rushing

life often doesn't go the way we plan for it to. whether your struggle is underemployment, loneliness, feel unsuccessful, envy, jealousy, frustration, anger, resentment, depression, anxious, stress and everything in between, you are not alone. disappointment is all too common, and it travels with discouragement and hopelessness. in this episode i share my experience with constant rejection in the job market and feeling unsuccessful in my life and my career. I'm vulnerable and being as authentic as i can be, trusting that someone, somewhere out there can resonate with me. whether you are in life, i hope you know that you are not truly alone. im making the conscious decision to believe that everything will be okay because i have nothing let up my sleeve, there is nothing more than i can do to try and force my will for my life. sometimes you just have to surrender and accept reality, BUT transform your perspective with gratitude by clinging on to every piece of joy. so where do we go from here?

life in your 20s and 30s (and maybe even beyond) can feel like one big race to success and a competition with the people you know and internet strangers. society makes us think there is a timeline we have to follow in order to be considered successful. is that really how we should be living? in this episode, i candidly share the reality of my life after graduating university - still single, still in my first job with no promotion, no global traveling, barely any savings, and no real sense of the future or myself. BUT life doesn't have to be gloom and doom! your perspective can change your life and how you experience the world.

in this episode we discuss: feeling behind in life; experiencing shame, comparison, and envy towards celebrities, your classmates, your friends, and people on social media; the agony of not living your "dream life"; figuring out your purpose in life; social media's influence on our perceptions of reality and success; society's expectations for your life; taking care of your health as an adult; self-discovery; growth, progression and stagnation; and more!

if any of these topics resonate with you, take a listen! if you want to email me feedback, your story, question, topic ideas, etc.? reach me at [email protected]

for the first "mini" season finale, we discuss the events of our last day in london. i brought ginger on for one last episode to recount what it was like ending the "greatest semester of our lives." life is never really want you expect but you can always find a laugh even in those frustrating times! stay tuned for our last breakfast in london at muriel's kitchen (https://www.murielskitchen.co.uk/), frustrating treck to the tube station and airport, and what we learned from studying abroad. and thank you Feedspot for featuring me on your "Top 100 Travel Podcasts" list! View the list here: https://blog.feedspot.com/travel_podcasts/

sitting in the same place for hours on end can SUCK, especially on a loud plane with hundreds off other people! so here are some tips and tricks i've learned to make long haul flights sucks less.

what do you do when you take a random day trip to a whole nother country? sometimes you actually look up things to do, and other times you wander around like a fool. this is the time when i did the latter. cardiff, i owe you a do-over. i hope you wonder seekers take my experience and have some kind of itinerary prepared.

how many people who study abroad actually want to "study?" not when you could be in a new country every weekend, go clubbing every night, and "have the time of your life!" no two study abroad programs are the same but for this episode, i give you my experience. how much you study will depend on how much you value your grades vs your experiences abroad. nonetheless, there is always time to enjoy yourself when abroad.

just like traveling to any other city, using the tube can be different from using the trains anywhere else! this episode features some important information about the hours, various train lines, etiquette and what not for the tube. paired with this episode are some short stories about my time at stonehenge and bath as well as suffering through the heatwave of july 2019. citymapper: https://citymapper.com/?lang=en here are some links you can use to learn more about the tube: https://youtu.be/v876ZB75Jmc , https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/tube/ , https://tfl.gov.uk/maps/track/tube

in this episode i give my insight on whether or not we should be taking photos while traveling or just enjoy the moment as they come. how can we cherish our adventures? how can we hold onto the memories so that they do not fade as fast? travel journals, photo album, diaries, and scrapbooks.