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so ... beach bums won π
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hola Reader! TLDR; sharing last week's poll results + fun facts about how i ended up living in Mexico! last week i asked you the ultimate travel vibe check: and while it was close, the beach bums took the win! β but since the beach took the crown and i said i'd share a photo + story with the winning climate vibes, here's a lil behind-the-scenes on how i became a full-time Caribbean Mexico sunshine girlie ππ β βοΈ the first time i came to Mexico was in 2017 on an all-inclusive vacation with my ex (lol) i always loved the sunshine ... but after having lived abroad for almost two years and attempting (unsuccessfully) to readjust back to a traditional life in Toronto ... i knew i wanted more than just a 7-day escape ... βοΈ in 2018 after my mental health crisis epiphany, i sold basically everything i owned, bought a secondhand laptop off FB Marketplace, booked a one-way airplane ticket to the cheapest destination on Skyscanner's "everywhere" feature, and landed in Mexico βοΈ i actually flew to Merida, then took the bus to Playa del Carmen for a jazz festival with people i met in El Salvador earlier that year ... then ended up just not leaving and doing a work exchange at a hostel. no backup plan. just vibes and trust that it'd all work out in my favour (spoiler alert: it did!) βοΈ i bounced around the SE Asia, Europe and South America for a while before eventually landing in Mexico once again, this time to ride out the pandemic on the island of Isla Mujeres - swimming through the uncertainty (literally) and surrendering into the most unexpected, beautiful, aligned life βοΈ in 2022, after losing my Mum π and spending a chunk of time grieving and re-evaluating my life in Canada, i decided to make my professional beach bum dreams paperwork official, and got my Mexican residency, which means i am no longer a "tourist" and never have to leave if i donβt want to (and i don't!) πββοΈ once upon a time i thought i was supposed chase success. i said yolo, threw caution to the wind and chased the sun instead. now i get to wake up and watch the sun rise above the horizon from my ocean view terrace walk a block to the beach and work (aka chat with dream clients via voice notes) barefoot in the sand live slower, and help other sensitive, soul led humans do life their way too if you're reading this and feeling the pull to live a life that looks different than it does right now - i want you to know that it's possible. and iβll be here with my sunny (and probably sandy) smile cheering you on the whole way π β ps today is one of my weekly beach volleyball days so if you want to feel like you're at the ocean with me and/or just see some beach views and ocean waves >> pop over here to my IG where i'll be posting my weekly "just another tuesday in paradise" video! <<β with love and sunshine, β
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Purpose and Passports
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