Sep 5, 2020
Mũi Né in Vietnam
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Mũi Né in Vietnam
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i like this picture because my left hand looks really nice lmao
No time to change before this pic but I can’t miss life over an outfit 🙅🏽♀️Can technology make books obsolete? I sure hope not! Books played a big part in my development after my dad took my brother and I out of school when we were younger. It terrifies me to think that books could become lame one day! If I could, I’d have a library full of them just like this one at the Royal Portuguese Reading Room in Brazil!
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Backstory: For his own reasons, my dad took my brother and I out of school in the seventh grade and felt that it was better that we not go outside the house for anything. Me being the naturally curious person that I am, I had to keep learning somehow.
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In order to do this, I had a @seventeen magazine subscription that I paid for with money from chores I did for my grandma. I read it cover to cover usually in a day. After I finished it, I would read random things around the house like all the cereal boxes when I ate breakfast. The ones with trivia were my favorite! When I used the bathroom I’d read all the shampoo bottles, toothpaste boxes, denture creams, Tampons, enemas (I lived with old people lol) and I’d challenge myself to correctly pronounce every word on the medicine bottles. When I read all that, I would go get one of the Encyclopedia Britannica’s we had and dive into those. I just wanted to learn so everything was fair game!
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I went back to school after I got caught running away from home. It was the last nine weeks of the 9th grade. The last grade I’d completed was the 6th. The administration at the school decided I needed to be placed in all remedial classes because they were convinced that there was no way I would be able to read and write on a 9th grade level. To their surprise, I aced every class. All that reading on my own over the years came in handy! I also watched a lot of Conjunction Junction, Reading Rainbow and the California Raisons song about checking out books was one of my favs! When 10th grade started I was in all regular classes and a few advanced classes.
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So you can see why I value books so much and pray they never go out of style! Do you still read books?
When I first learned about my move to India I got a little worried. The 12.5 hour time difference (+ all of the weird daylight savings time changes) made me super nervous and I thought I would not be able to talk to my mom as much as I used to. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ * Living overseas is really fun and gives you a sense of independence but for those that still have strong family ties, being apart can sometimes be hard. That was a fear of mine because I knew the physical distance of India was super far from my home state of Colorado. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ * After about a month in India, I realized I talked to my mom more than I ever had before because the time difference was actually a good thing for our conversations! When I would wake up, my mom would be finishing dinner. And when I would start to wind down for the evening, she was getting up and beginning her day. The timing gave us two times to check in on each other during the day. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ * We really never skipped a beat in our communication and it has been great to this day! I am so thankful for my mom and the times we get to spend together in person and via technology/the phone. Near or far, we have made it work and I am so grateful! . . . . . . . . . #blackabroad #blacktravel #blacktravelmovement #melinintravel #queensabroad #madtravel #kids #happychildren #nothingisordinary #letthembelittle #childhoodunplugged #momentsofmine #feelfreefeed #visualcrush #theeverygirl #pursuewhatislovely #everydaymoments #lovelylittlesquares #thepursuitofjoy #lifewellcaptured #kindredmemories #subjectlight #inbeautyandchaos #beyondthewanderlust (at Old City (Hyderabad, India)) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8y6EK5lRGB/?igshid=c1pzcjwgjj10
Change of plans!!! I initially had this super romantic dinner out in the city planned for Gozie and I. It’s something I’ve been talking about all week. But I have to say, I just changed my mind… last minute on Valentine’s Day. I decided that I want to stay in instead of go out. I’m going to cook us a delicious meal, make some fondue for dessert, and we will watch Netflix (There are so many new shows and movies!). Didn’t I mention in my last post that I have homebody tendencies? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 💕 What’s great is that Gozie gets it! I told him I still plan to take him out on a date most likely next week. Although plans have changed, We both know we will have a great time doing what we love which is coming home after a long week, relaxing, and spending time together, just the two of us. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 💕 Do you have any plans for Valentine's day today?⠀ ⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ #blackabroad #blacktravelmovement #expatliving #travelindiagram #travellingcouplegoals #creativecouple #blackguystraveltoo⠀ #thepursuitofjoy #lifewellcaptured #kindredmemories #subjectlight #inbeautyandchaos #beyondthewanderlust #habitatandhome #livethelittlethings #visualsgang #darlingmovement #collectivelycreate #behindthescenes #flashesofdelight #finditliveit #seekthesimplicity #theartofslowliving #myunicornlife #lookslikefilm #documentyourdays #holdyourmoments #simpleliving #Valentinesday #datenight (at Hyderabad, India) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8jbyD-J_kn/?igshid=53eg5lojq8u7
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