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Notes on a journey towards myself - through travel, friends, music, and living life to the fullest. Life of the road has continued to provide opportunity for reflection, maybe a little insight, and at the very least: a few good stories! As I get prepared to settle in one place for the first time in two years, I'm fully aware that this is the start of another brand new adventure. I have been doing my best to live each day as it comes – enjoying exciting events and small subtleties all at the same time.
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Gearing Down to First - Notes on a Journey

English - Travel, Funny, Reflective
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Gearing Down to First · 5M ago

About Today

It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience and it was so perfectly timed (the whole trip - not just the donuts). I got a much-needed reminder that I love the adventure - I'm always up for one - and although I'm trying this settling down in one place thing, it doesn't mean I have to settle.
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Gearing Down to First · 1Y ago

Not Drowning But Waving

I’ve entered Living Oceans Society’s The Way I Sea It Contest and I need your help! You can check out my entry, which is a story about an experience that inspired me to make a difference in the world, at (http://livingoceans.org/thewayiseait/contest/entries/jill-rushton).
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Gearing Down to First · 1Y ago

Mile High

I don't want to sound like an over-indulgent parent, but my friends are amazing! They make hard decisions, follow-through even when the going gets tough, and have the gumption to admit when they're wrong. They are funny when it's appropriate and hilarious when it's not.
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Gearing Down to First · 1Y ago

Time in Bright Acrylics

As this anniversary approached I had a few friends ask me if it's gotten easier now that a bit more time has passed...now that there's been two whole years between me and that other reality I was living. Time – that old cure-all. The easy answer - and the one that everyone is looking for is yes.
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Gearing Down to First · 1Y ago

Merry Christmas!!!

I can't even begin to count the ways in which I've been lucky. Life happens, shit happens, some of it's heavy and bad and life-altering, but we do our best to pick ourselves up, and when we do – whether it's luck, or determination or sheer grit, we, hopefully, can look around and begin to see the lo
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Gearing Down to First · 1Y ago

Tour du Mont Blanc

It's hard to believe that the Tour du Mont Blanc is supposed to be one of the most popular multi-day treks in Europe. No one I talk to has ever heard of it! Maybe I'm not running in the proper circles. I don't know many people that own trekking poles.
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Gearing Down to First · 1Y ago

Switzerland – Travel Tips

Switzerland is very much like a story book. All this cleanliness and picture-perfectness comes at a price, of course – it's damned expensive!I'm no expert, but I thought I might offer a few practical tips for the traveller on a budget. These have worked for me!
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Gearing Down to First · 1Y ago

Matterhorn Matters

There's nothing like the grandeur of mother nature to make you realize how small you are. It's wonderful, and Switzerland is full of it. The Swiss experience cannot be complete without an up-close and personal glimpse of the mystical, magical Matterhorn. Luckily you don't have to be a mountaineer to
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Gearing Down to First · 1Y ago

European Adventures ~ part I: Germany

Well , I'm happy to say that I didn't get lost in the far northern reaches of British Columbia. And although I'm certain that my mind has wandered away from me more than once in the last couple of months, I'm positive that I am in good physical health and in a generally good state altogether...
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Gearing Down to First · 1Y ago

Signs and Such

As I write this, I sit on the side of the Alaska Highway. I've just driven through the small town of Dawson Creek and glimpsed the “Mile Zero” post that marks the beginning of the epic highway built during WWII.
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