When I'm having a bad day, I watch this diving video. It's in Grand Cayman but it looks similar to Roatan's reef (not as good though!) and the person who shot the video has a really nice camera so you can get a good idea of what it looks like when you're diving. This makes me happy, especially when the turtle comes in!I will have an updated budget post tomorrow! ...
Life
Wanderlust.
a story for tomorrow. from gnarly bay productions, Inc. on Vimeo.Is it possible to be happy with this life? Did you enjoy your story?Um hi, I'd like to sign up for one super cute bearded boyfriend who wants to travel the world, have the most fun ever, and document it all so beautifully. ...
Penny pinching.
I came across a really helpful guest post that Alex from Alex in Wanderland did for And Then She Saved called 8 Ways to Save Money While Travelling (Part 1 of 2). I am looking forward to reading part 2 of 2! (And I loved seeing the photo in the article of the Salva Vida from Alex's trip to Roatan!) I am totally addicted to the And Then She Saved site right now... this girl has gotten herself out of over $20K of debt and has a lot of tips for saving (including ...
The universe knows.
I love accurate horoscopes! Here are mine for today, first from the Globe & Mail and then the Vancouver Sun (thanks to my co-worker for reading it, laughing, and then showing me...and sorry to the rest of the Pisceans in the office, cause I totally cut it out of the paper): ...
Good to know.
I had the best/worst Skype date yesterday with one of the lovely ladies I met in Roatan, she is by far one of my favorite people ever... she's a scuba instructor at Enomis Divers (check them out if you're planning to dive in West End!) - and the video chat was so bittersweet! It was awesome to 'see' her but I was sitting alone in my apartment watching it rain/snow outside and she was across the street from the beach in a bikini and a constant stream of people were coming by to say hi ...
I’m on the pursuit of happiness.
Kid Cudi has captured my sentiments best....I think this might be the theme song of the cubicle throwdown.people told me slow my road, i'm screamin out fuck that imma do just what i want, lookin ahead no turnin back if i fall if i die, know i lived it to the fullest if i fall if i die, know i lived and missed some bulletsi'm on the pursuit of happiness and i know everything that shines ain't always gonna be golden i'll be fine once i get it i'll be good ...
I heart Roatan.
Dear Delta Airlines,I'm really sorry I defaced your in-flight magazine. But I was flying home from Roatan and flipped open to this page and I just couldn't help myself. Love, EM ...
Halfway?
Here's my updated budget...almost halfway there! If anyone is trying to do the same thing, feel free to leave a comment below and I can send you my Excel spreadsheet. It makes this whole budgeting thing a lot easier!I have been in touch with the course director of the dive shop I want to do my courses at and I sent him my budget. Hopefully the feedback will be that I have over-budgeted rather than under-budgeted. Fingers crossed! ...
Today is a very good day.
I DID IT! I paid off the last bit on my credit card today. This is the first time ever that all my credit cards are at $0. It is an amazing feeling!! I wish I could have put all that money towards my trip but at least I can go with no debt now. I'm going to cancel two out of the three cards I have and put the other one in the freezer. Never again!! I plan to post an updated trip budget either tonight or tomorrow as quite a few things have changed on it already.In other exciting news, my ...
Work it.
I went for a swim last night with my friend who I went to Roatan with (who is likely the only person reading this blog at this point in time...hi!!) because I want to be in good shape for the swimming skills assessment part of the divemaster course. I did fine in the one for my open water but this is 4 times longer so I want to know I have it in the bag before I get down there.I was on metre 400 of my swim last night when I was getting into the zen of it, just relaxing and not ...