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Continue reading →: Morocco: The Sahara, Ramadan, and the Blue CityMorocco was one of my favorite countries on my Semester at Sea voyage simply because it was a week’s worth of adventures and things I never dreamed of. This country was beautiful and the people were so very kind. One thing to take note of is Ramadan – Ramadan is…
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Continue reading →: Post-Grad Corporate Survival KitToday’s post is all about the things I use almost everyday. I started my first post-grad corporate job in the beginning of January and this is my list of items I would recommend you get your hands on before you start. Obviously, every person sets themselves up for success differently,…
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Continue reading →: March Reads – JLA Universe, Read with Jenna, and Non-Fic FAILHi! March was CHAOS and I did only read 6 books. Here they are… This Is A Love Story by Jessica Soffer – This was the February “Read with Jenna” pick and I dragged through it… I’m 0-2 on the 2025 picks I’ve read, so I’m hoping that the March…
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Continue reading →: My Travel Bucket ListMy best friend Erin has the most insanely detailed travel bucket list, so I decided to make my own a few years ago. When I googled this to find more things to put on it, I only found the most insane things. I wanted my bucket list to be crazy…
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Continue reading →: Romance TBR: 24 Books I’m Planning to Read by The Pool This Summer**If you keep up with me regularly, thank you and sorry for the short break this past week. A bunch of my best friends were home from school, so I packed my week with lots of time with them since they’ll be headed to a bunch of different post-grad things…
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Continue reading →: Building Your Business Casual Wardrobe – On A BudgetI’m officially two months in to my first big girl job, and I am ready to give you my full opinion on everything you need to build a good wardrobe for the office. My office is definitely very casual, but I meet with so many different people throughout the week…
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Continue reading →: Ghana: Tema, Accra, and TakoradiThe sea stretch from South Africa to Ghana was unending and absolutely awful. The route we had to take meant we were crossing where two oceans meet, making the waves just atrocious. Needless to say, I was THRILLED to get off the ship. Our time in Ghana was a rollercoaster.…
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Continue reading →: Cape Town, South Africa: Adventure, Eats, & PicturesNow onto one of my favorite countries ever, the nation of South Africa. I just don’t even know where to start with this one because we packed so much into our time there and I honestly enjoyed every moment. We arrived in Cape Town almost two months exactly after had…
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Continue reading →: My February Reads: All the GenresAgain, a lower reading month. I DRAGGED through Circe and also am just trying to find a routine with work, fitness, and family that works for me. I really think March is going to be crazy because I am just feeling really excited to read again. Also, Wild Side by…
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Continue reading →: 48 Hours in Maputo, Mozambique: Great Food, Nail Salons, and Vendor MarketsFor those unaware (likely most people), my voyage of Semester at Sea had an itinerary change due to an approaching hurricane/tropical cyclone in Port Louis, Mauritius. For safety reasons and also to not add to the residents’ stress, we chose to divert to Maputo, Mozambique for a short 2-day port…
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