There’s something scary yet exciting about uprooting yourself and moving to a place where no one knows of your existence. Not one person knows your name. Slowly but surely, you make your world a little bit bigger and expand your horizons a bit more. No doubt it was terrifying when I first did it five years ago, but I’m so glad I did. I can’t wait until I can get the chance to do it again. 

I've cut back on my technology use. I think that our smartphones, and social media in general really consumes a lot of our time, and more of my time than I'd like it to. Smartphones have literally become attached to us like another limb. Many times I've watched people at restaurants have periods of silence with a table full of people because they're all busy on their devices.

 It's easy find out about someone's life happenings even when I'm not directly looking for it. It's all too much digital noise. I've stopped carrying around my phone at work for a few weeks now and I feel so much lighter without it. I unplugged a bit. Not completely, but enough so that I can breathe...and it feels great.


I dare you to look up from your phone.

I like noticing people’s quirks. I like seeing the different things that makes their eyes light up. I enjoy noticing how they laugh, and the gestures they use when they're nervous. It’s the oddities that they find beauty in that you never noticed before. And when they are absolutely comfortable with their weirdness, it makes you want to be friends with them forever because of how fascinating they are as individuals. Most of all, it makes you realize that your own quirks are pretty awesome as well.