As year three of full-time travel around the world comes to a close, I find myself somewhere over the Atlantic — heart full, eyes misty, mind swirling with everything this chapter has held.
From Mexico and Costa Rica to France, Morocco, and across the Balkans — Croatia, Montenegro, Albania, Macedonia, Kosovo, Bosnia, and even a quick jaunt to Italy — What a ride it has been!
✧ The Outer Journey
It’s difficult to know where to start…
I went through Dengue Fever in Mexico.
I lived in a storage container in the sticky humidity of Costa Rica, teaching yoga at my first resort.
I explored Panama with my best friend, moved to Marseille simply because I wanted to speak French, and then traveled to Morocco — more specifically, the Western Sahara Desert — to teach yoga beneath endless desert skies.
I led my first sold-out yoga retreat on a sailboat in Croatia.
I met my best friend (again), traveled the Adriatic coastline into Albania, and somehow found myself living in Tirana for the final four months of the year.
I fell in love.
I made money for the first time in two years.
I created a community yoga series that filled my heart.
I became a Holy Fire Level 3 Reiki healer, began working with regular clients, and launched two future retreats in Morocco and Greece.
It was a year of movement, of momentum, of saying yes to life even when I had no idea where it was leading. Each place helped me rediscover parts of myself I didn’t know were lost — reminding me that growth doesn’t happen when things are easy. It happens when you choose courage over comfort, again and again.
I came out of my shell. I found my purpose. I embraced and embodied me — my authenticity, my story, my light.
No apologies. No explanations. Just truth.
Lessons from three years of full-time travel — courage, growth, and self-discovery through global adventures.
✧ The Inner Work
Behind the photos and social media posts was another kind of journey — the one no one saw.
Hours of journaling, inner-child healing, breathwork, past-life meditations, Reiki self-sessions, letters written but never sent. Yoga almost every day. And silence when I needed to listen.
I learned how to hold space for my emotions rather than run from them. I began to understand that healing isn’t about reaching a finish line — it’s about learning to walk with yourself differently along the way.
I’m more attuned to the energy around me than ever — and I’ve learned to protect mine without apology. My awareness has deepened, my intuition sharpened, and my self-trust rebuilt.
Inner healing during full-time travel — journaling, Reiki, and self-reflection practices that deepened awareness and intuition.
✧ The People and the Lessons
Of course, the places were beautiful — but it was the people who shaped me.
In Costa Rica, I met my Reiki Master, Shaman, and mentor — the one who pushed me to my edge and showed me what healing really means.
In Morocco, I met a beautiful soul who taught me about love, heartbreak, and the power of letting go. He’ll always hold a small space in my story, because through him, I learned lessons about myself that he’ll never even know.
And then came Hillary — my twin flame in friendship, my adventure partner, my late-night confidante, my soul sister. Once I listened to my gut and stayed in Albania, she appeared like divine timing.
We took day trips across the country, hiked mountains, swam in oceans, drank wine in Kosovo, wandered through Bosnia, partied in Macedonia, and devoured pasta in Italy. People often thought we were sisters — maybe because our energies mirror each other’s so closely. She changed my life, and I meant every word I said at the airport: this is just the beginning.
There were so many others too — friends, mentors, strangers-turned-teachers — each one helping me meet a new layer of myself. Because even when I’m not meeting others, travel is always helping me meet me.
Every interaction, every goodbye, every random conversation on a bus or café patio has been a mirror reflecting something I needed to see. I’ve learned that the Universe often sends people not to stay forever, but to awaken a part of you that was waiting to be seen.
People and lessons from full-time travel — mentors, friendships, and connections that inspired self-discovery and transformation
✧ Finding Home in Albania
And then came Albania — the country I didn’t even know existed until June.
Tirana welcomed me with open arms. Coffee lingered for hours. Conversations became friendships. Life slowed down enough for me to breathe again.
I built a community, a business, and a family here. The people are kind, the food is delicious, and yes — Albania gets over 300 days of sunshine a year.
The mountains are a short drive away, the beaches just beyond the city, and Tirana itself? My cheap New York. It gave me that creative, electric energy of the Village — but with espresso for a euro and neighbors who actually wave hello.
New York will always be my favorite city, and I’ll have an apartment there again one day. But until then, Tirana will always have a piece of my heart.
Sometimes home isn’t a place you planned. Sometimes it’s the place that holds you while you become who you were always meant to be.
Finding home in Tirana, Albania — lessons from full-time travel about slowing down, community, and belonging abroad.
✧ A New Chapter Begins
As I sit on this airplane, one chapter ends and another begins.
What will unfold this time?
Who will I meet?
How will I change?
Some people fear the unknown — I’ve grown to crave it. That’s where transformation lives: in the space between what you leave behind and what you haven’t yet found.
Travel keeps teaching me that it’s never about the destination — it’s about the journey, the surrender, the becoming.
✧ My Message to You
If even one blog, one post, or one story nudges you to take a chance on yourself — it’s all worth it.
You are braver and stronger than you think. If you feel trapped in a life that no longer fits, know this: it only takes one decision. The day I confronted my husband in that hotel lobby — with no plan, no idea what came next — that day changed everything.
And from that moment forward, the Universe unfolded exactly as it was meant to.
The Universe will always have your back. Trust it.
Go claim your bold, beautiful, precious life — and maybe, somewhere along the way, I’ll see you out there. ✨
Beautiful Bosnia
