Go Find Yourself, The World Is Yours

Lock bridge in Southbank Melbourne, Australia

I want to live this life.

Too much time is spent waiting.

Waiting for the right moment. Waiting for the right time. Waiting for the right person.

I want to explore the world to its corners, meet new people, and gain perspective on how they see the world.

I know my capacity, abilities, intelligence, humour, and heart. It is meant to be shared.

One may not appreciate it, but someone else will.

Let them.

I want to open my heart and eyes so the world can give back to me in tenfold.

I’m done waiting.

I’m ready to live this life.

The Best Things In Sydney Are Free

Just recently, I was able to finish and input my daily writings of my travels in Australia and New Zealand in my little little travel book. Now I want to catch up on my posts as soon as possible before I forget little details that meant so much to me at the time.. and before I start a new adventure! We are putting all our videos from this trip into one video so that we can share this amazing experience with you guys! We want you to follow us as we immersed ourselves in these two countries.. but most of all.. we really want to take you inside our Jucy Camper Van so you guys can witness what an amazing struggle that was.. haha! I’ll be uploading a mini clip/teaser of it on Instagram shortly!

After extending our time in Melbourne to two weeks, we were running out of time and booked a flight to Sydney last minute. Flying into Sydney is breathtaking because you get a bird’s eye view of the city, Sydney Harbour Bridge, and the Opera House. Unfortunately, it was down pouring and we ended up staying in Sydney longer than planned because we got stuck in their worst storm in the last 10 years. Since we stayed longer, this meant we were able to do more sight seeing and explore the city’s alleyways. And we also mastered their transit system so if anyone is going to Sydney and need information on their bus/subway routes.. feel free to ask us!

I saw a picture on Pinterest one time of bird cages hanging in an alley way and found out it was in Sydney. Before I left Calgary, I tried to google the address of this spot but could not find it anywhere so I gave up. Then one gloomy day, Paige and I were walking from the Harbour Bridge into the city (because we didn’t want to pay for a cab) and of course we got lost for hours.. but we decided to keep walking (because we insisted on saving money) and then found this alleyway with restaurants so we decided to walk down it to grab food. We turned the corner and found ourselves under these bird cages! We were so shocked we ended up there without intention!

Another highlight was our visit to Bondi Beach. Though it was not the same after the storm, it was as beautiful as I had imagined it to be. Two subways and two wrong buses later, we made it and decided to do the Bondi to Coogee walk. It was so relaxing and peaceful and we were blessed enough to catch the sunset!

The Great Ocean Road

LOSE YOUR HEART TO THE OCEAN AND YOU WILL FIND YOUR SOUL …

Exploring the Corners of Melbourne

Melbourne is a city full of life, art, local coffee shops, famous bars, boutique shops, and fashion. I was overwhelmed with the city’s diversity and culture, that I extended my stay in Melbourne to two weeks instead of one. I feel so blessed to have been able to spend my 23rd birthday in this bustling city with such an amazing group of friends that I will cherish and continue to keep in touch with. They were the ones who made my stay in Melbourne so memorable. From spending mornings walking the boardwalk in St. Kilda, to drinking Asahi beer in Southbank Melbourne, driving down The Great Ocean Road, jet/water skiing Lake Eildon, eating cheap Chinese food in Box Hill, and bar hopping Chapel Street… it was a perfect start to my journey through Australia!

Stormed In

I’m writing this blogpost from a stationary greyhound bus outside Brisbane. When you’re stormed in and stuck in a bus that hasn’t moved for 3 hours..I can’t help but still be so grateful for my time in Australia.

I realized I need little to make me happy and to make me feel at home. Living life on the other side of the world has taught me to find comfort in times of discomfort. To appreciate my friends and family back home and to embrace the ones that have entered my life in this journey. Seriously, love you mates!

Although I’m stranded on a bus in a storm that has created rivers, submerged cars, and stuck in the middle of nowhere ..this makes for awesome story telling with the rest of the passengers from around the world!

What Are We Waiting For?

I’ve got everything and everything is mine to lose. When was the last time you freed your thoughts and said it out loud. Not everything is meant to be played safe. Sometimes living means stepping out of your comfort zone. Trying means wearing your heart on your sleeve even if it may bruise. And sometimes hoping means taking a chance on what you don’t know. Because if you don’t experience that edge, or open your heart, or miss that one chance, you may lose the best opportunity yet. Or it may be the shittiest one and then what? You find another edge, you open your heart again, and you take another chance. If we’re just sitting and waiting, we would never collide.

Different Worlds

people will stay, leave, save and destroy you but by far the most dangerous thing they can ever do is come back…

Vegas 2014

Vegas Edition x Labour Day Weekend

These photos are long over due! I haven’t found time to upload these pictures considering I had to get straight into school mode when I got home from Vegas. And since my long weekend ends today, I might as well upload them all now before I get back into school mode tomorrow! I am so glad I chose to end summer in Sin City with my 2 best girls. Summer 2014 has been a blast (from Coachella, New York, California, and Vegas) and I can’t wait for more outrageous adventures! Here’s a few snippets of our tanned and not so sober selves (as for the rest of the pictures.. what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. Eek!) ..

When Nothing Was The Same

“When he kissed me goodbye, something inside of me confirmed that it was the end — for good. That maybe for that last year I wasn’t in love with him anymore but in love with the memories of what we used to be. Perhaps that is the reason he was able to reel me back in — our memories were strong. They were irreplaceable, but we of that time weren’t the same anymore.” – MMCM

Sometimes, I come across writings that totally catch me off guard. If you’re anything like me, you probably have struggles letting go. And this goes for anything in life. From materialistic objects to human beings. My attachment for other humans is strong. I always want to be present in other people’s lives even if they are absent in mine. And it takes me a while to recognize the distance because often I make excuses for things and people I want to believe in. I remember when uncertainty and doubt really took over me. I felt that if I let go of that one person, I would be letting go of all the memories built over several years. Then I realized that I was more attached to the memories than I was to the actual person. That I would miss the memories more than the person. “After all those years..”, I would say. But I learned that time can never be wasted because every experience is a memory or a lesson that holds value to your life, whether it moves mountains or creates hush waves. You know that saying, “you get what you give”? That isn’t ultimately true. This world can be a little selfish at times and decide that no matter how much you give, it won’t offer much back. And I guess that’s okay. Maybe it’s a way of telling you that you’re not needed here but you are needed elsewhere.

and sometimes home has a heartbeat

San Francisco Edition feat Pier 39
“you always felt like a home i’d never been”