I wanted fire back in my life.

So, in my mind it was simple. Get back to the time zones in which a love for traveling had planted roots in my soul.

Imagine telling your younger self that someday you’d get the chance to partake in a two-week-long sleepover with your sister… in Europe.

Poland’s architecture and food kept my heart happy and full for the two weeks I ended up staying. I visited 6 of the main cities in this country, and each one had a bit of something special to offer. 

The first week I lived in China, while being both highly stimulating and exciting, was also the hardest. I thought that having studied abroad three years prior made me automatically ready for the move. I was wrong.

Empathy is the cure to a broken world. A cure that can be achieved in a multitude of diverse and beautiful ways.

But it can begin quite simply….

Only if we’re open to it.

I now sit back in my home country with a shift in perspective and a strong pounding in my head crying, “Why?!”

Why is it so hard for humans to see other humans for what they are.

I grew up in a family that didn’t travel often, so instead I found myself constantly dreaming of experiencing the richness in places I saw on TV.