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June 9, 2012 by Rika

It is no secret that I love Kute Blackson - this recent video of his makes me feel a lot better about what I just did.First couple minutes are a little fluffy for me, start at 1:30 if you want. ...

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Filed Under: Life, Real Talk Tagged With: Just Do It

Motivation.

April 30, 2012 by Rika

As someone with ADD I find it incredibly difficult to keep my steam going in one direction, especially when it comes to long(ish) term plans....such as deciding to pack up your life and move to the Bay Islands in five months. I knew right from the start that this would be a challenge for me and so I had to prepare for it.This is my bedroom mirror where I sit in front of and get ready every single day. I have a 2 lempira bill on the mirror and every morning I force myself to look through my ...

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Filed Under: Figuring It Out, Getting Ready, Life, Real Talk

If I had a million dollars.

April 27, 2012 by Rika

Right now the only thing I'm interested in is getting in my giant bed, cuddling up in my big down duvet and not moving for about 60 hours. Oy vey. I am continually amazed at how I function every day on 5 hours of sleep a night. The human body can adapt to pretty much anything I guess!And here's a tip of the day for those of you lucky enough to never have had to work in the service industry: when a store/restaurant closes at 10pm, it's fucking closed at 10pm. And unless you're my mom, you're ...

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Filed Under: Life, Real Talk, Work Tagged With: Busy

Why are you leaving?

April 24, 2012 by Rika

"Why are you leaving?"I get asked this all the time."Why would you even want to move to a foreign country, especially one that doesn't have Canada's glorious standard of living, to a town of 300 people that doesn't even have a paved road, streetlights, grocery store or potable water, and take an 80% pay cut (if you even find work at all)?"I guess that's a fair question....The answer is long, and complicated. Or is it? Maybe it's just to experience something different for a while. ...

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Filed Under: Life, Real Talk Tagged With: Just Do It

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hiya! i'm a canadian paralegal-turned-scuba diving instructor-turned EFL teacher-turned digital nomad. i left my cubicle in 2012 and haven't looked back since. i'm a serial expat, but right now i'm back in canada on hiatus for a while. welcome to the place where i say things.

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