Peru in 10 days part 1

I’ve been working corporate for about 2 and a half years . I got “lucky” as my job starts new employees with 15 vacation days. Most new hires only start with 10 days. I don’t understand how this is even enough time to relax.  These 15 days are the only days I can use to […]

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Staying motivated during hard times

  I had been living in Taiwan for about 4 months with my boyfriend at the time in his family’s house. We broke up around Chinese new year time. Unfortunately for me everyone takes off , so I had about 3 days to find a place to live. Great! Lets find a place to live that […]

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Preparing for Taiwan

Planning for this trip was officially done over a six month period. Things like getting the tickets, which needed to be open tickets since there wasn’t a set return date. Looking into the visa requirements, research how to become an English teacher without the degree or certification, cost of living ( this was important since […]

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About me

My name is Sonia I am currently a mechanical engineer working full time. I graduated college in 2013 and ever since that moment my life has been full of ups and downs. Lots of lessons learned, lots of confusion and heart break. I decided that I wanted to take a break from school and work […]

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Gap year

Gap year is when high school or college students take  a year off after graduating before going back to either college or work life. During this year students are encouraged to take college credit classes, do volunteer work, travel, etc. I was sure of what I wanted to study after high school so I didn’t […]

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