LlamameKate

Inclined to experience the world we live in.

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What We All Want Our Parents to Know

What We All Want Our Parents to Know

"Parents aren't the people you come from. They're the people you want to be, when you grow up." -Jodie Picoult

We’ve all grown up differently. There’s no denying that. We have all had different experiences, but we’ve known our parents longer than we’ve known anyone else in this world…which may be the reason we forget to show appreciation for everything they do for us.

They’ve always been…

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Quote of the Week

Quote of the Week

      G.K. Chesterton (who approves those initials) was an English writer, poet, art critic, and about a million other things you won’t care to read. He is known well for his wit which is probably why I like him. For the time period (early 1874-1936) he was a large man standing at about 6′ 4″ and a wopping 286lbs. He always wore a cape and carried a swordstick. (What on earth is a swordstick?…

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Twenty something or Twenty everything

Twenty something or Twenty everything

"He allowed himself to be swayed by his conviction that human beings are not born once and for all on the day their mothers give birth to them, but that life obliges them over and over again to give birth to themselves." -Gabriel Márquez

As a 20 somethingall we want in life is to figure out who we are, where we’re going, and why we’re here.  We try so hard not to be…

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You can afford to travel

You can afford to travel

Kate Kalamon:

When the reality of these numbers set in, you’ll think twice before buying that $6.95 latte you NEED in the morning.

Originally posted on A Travellers Footsteps:

I often get asked how I can afford to travel so much, and I hear the statement “I cant afford to travel” even more.

The truth is, anyone can travel, it is all about priorities.

In the last 6 month, I have road tripped…

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When to get a tour guide

When to get a tour guide

“People don’t take trips – trips take people.” – John Steinbeck

Like many of you, I was always skeptical about spending money on tours when I could be spending it on so many other things (you know, fancy food…beer…pisco…a nicer hostel…hang gliding…the usual desires while traveling). If I just read up on something before I go, I don’t need a tour guide. Right?

Well, not always.

I’m more of a fi…

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6 Reasons to Travel Alone

6 Reasons to Travel Alone

“People travel to faraway places to watch, in fascination, the kind of people they ignore at home.” – Dagobert D. Runes

I’ve talked to countless people young and old who’ve traveled. Not one of them have ever said ‘I really regret taking the time away to travel.’ And not one person who’s traveled alone said they wished they would have waited for someone to go along for the ride. There’s an…

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Huanchaco, Peru

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Weird Facts about Peru

Weird Facts about Peru

They’re okay with listening to different music playing at the same time.

It’s normal to jump into vans full of strangers. (But it’ll cost ya, about 1.50 soles).

It’s still socially acceptable to tie your sweatshirt around your waist.

They sell beer in about 21oz bottles.

You have to turn the hot water on and off before and after your showers.

Most sinks only have 1 knob.

Every taxi/bus/van…

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The spontaneous life of a solo traveler.

The spontaneous life of a solo traveler.

Some of you may have gotten the wrong idea about how I feel on my travels so far. I’m not lonely, I’m not miserable, and I definitely don’t regret any decisions that I’ve made in coming here. I simply wanted to express my ever so fickle feelings while swimming in uncharted waters, also known as South America. Traveling alone is intimidating, yes. But it’s also exhilarating, rewarding, empowering,…

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Day 1: Alone

So I just arrived in Lima, Peru…but my bag?…my bag is still in Miami. This is my first real trip alone. Not through an organization or through friends, just alone. Naturally then, my flight was delayed and when I arrived in Lima they tell me I may have to wait for another plane to get to Trujillo. (Something about Peruvian Congress gets first priority…guess that makes sense). I also opted out of…

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Are YOU running from the real world?

Are YOU running from the real world?

The “real world“. What is the real world anyways? This magical place you hear about when you’re younger that sucks you in and turns out to be filled with hardship and questions no one actually has answers to. (For most people anyways). We want so badly to join the real world and become successful and find a great job with benefits and salary. We want a job everyone will say “ooo” and “ahh” at…

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These are out last nights in Wildwood…might as well be on a boat. October 13th starts the next chapter for me… #peru

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((Pucon, Chile-Villarrica)) flashback to my very first volcano.

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((Pucon, Chile)) As much as I love the ocean…there’s something about the mountains that make you feel inferior to the world, yet a part of it all in the same moment.

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Wildwood Septembers #boathouse @mellyy_mermaid