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October 27, 2024October 27, 2024

My 30 Things To Do By 30: Update

Can you believe that 3 years have passed since I made My 30 Things To Do By 30 list? Can you also believe that the 23 year old that started this blog is now officially “in her thirties”… or does that start when I’m 31? Anyway, life definitely comes at you fast and keeps going whether you’re ready for it or not. Since writing that post, I have learned so much about myself and made some life-changing decisions. I have also had some amazing times and some pretty awful ones, but that’s life right? As time goes and we grow, many things change including our wants and needs. I didn’t accomplish everything on my list and I am fine with that. Some of the things I don’t even care for anymore, while others I definitely do want to work towards in these next years, like fluently speaking another language, visiting Japan, and making travel photo albums.

Here is an update on everything that I checked off my list:

April 5, 2024April 9, 2024

5 Things I’ve Learned Since Moving to the UK

It’s officially been 6 months since I’ve moved to England to pursue my masters degree and in that time I’ve learned a few things about UK culture and life. The transition hasn’t been the easiest but I wouldn’t say that it’s been dreadful either. It’s definitely different in a lot of ways from The Bahamas, but this is what I wanted. I wanted to immerse myself into a different culture and broaden my international perspective. However, that still doesn’t make transitioning any less challenging. Here are 5 things I’ve learned since moving to the UK:

February 12, 2024February 12, 2024

Hello 2024…

February 1st signaled the beginning of the new year for me (IYKYK). I was finally finished with my end of term assignments, changed my hair and was ready to experience all the amazing things coming my way this year. 2024 just seems like it’s going to be exciting. I’m not sure if it is because I’m turning a milestone age (Cue Jenna Rink wanting to be “thirty, flirty and thriving”), my upcoming European travel plans or because I’ll be done with grad school… there’s something in the air and I am definitely trying to take it all in. However, before we even get into all of that, I have to acknowledge how necessary 2023 was. Let’s recap, shall we: