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St. Thomas, V.I. Trip + HotSpots to Visit

May 21, 2015

I recently decided to start a new piece for my blog regarding my traveling.

Traveling has become a huge part of my life now and I want to be able to remember these travels as best as possible. Many of my memories of travels have already become a little foggy, so why not create a post so that I can look back on them in the future?

I traveled to St. Thomas with my sister in the month of May back in 2013. We stayed at an all-inclusive resort. This was the first vacation I took in a long time and it felt great to go somewhere tropical and amazingly beautiful. I prepared myself by looking at photos online and browsing around on Pinterest, and I couldn't wait any longer to get on the plane to go.

Budget Tip: We had to take a connecting flight from our hometown to Miami first, but I didn't mind since we actually save money doing so.
Connecting flights actually make the flight cost less, so don't get bothered at all when you have to do so.

I Live In Colorado!

May 15, 2015

I'm sure you're thinking, “Jeez Alexis, you sure move a lot!”

Yeah, I can totally admit that I do. I might even have a problem with being indecisive when it comes to certain things, but I can admit it.

After a little less than a year of living in the suburbs of Chicago, I decided to take off and move in with my sister and brother-in-law in their new home in western Colorado. This decision came pretty easy to me, as a number of factors motivated me to do so.

Why I decided to leave Chicago:

1. I was not living in the actual city of Chicago, which I should've done originally…but if I would've done that, my bills might've been about 2x-3x more than living in the suburbs.

3 Great Road Trips I’ve Been On

May 11, 2015

I have become motivated to write more about my travels and how to save money when doing so. I am soon departing for my South America trip and I've been doing tons of research on traveling on a tight budget…. Read more

Why I Want To Become An Au Pair

April 29, 2015

So many thoughts have been going through my head on what I want to do after I get back from South America.

My original plan was to just stay in Colorado and do some traveling when I could, but then I had a crazy thought. I asked myself why I wasn't simply living in another country instead of just traveling around all the time.

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Choosing A Country To Be An Au Pair In

April 27, 2015

I have been debating the idea of becoming an Au Pair. I have been getting pretty serious about the idea since I won't be able to do it in a few years as there is a cut-off age for certain countries in their visa requirements.

I also thought this was a perfect time since I am finishing school online and I am not in a relationship. Combining children and traveling gave me this idea, and the benefits that I would get along with it make the opportunity seem even more amazing.

Below I've listed the countries that I am interested in becoming in Au Pair in and the benefits I would get along with it. These benefits are also based on an agency that I've thought about going through.

There are many Au Pair's that don't go through agencies, but I'm not sure how comfortable I feel doing that especially since this is my first time doing this. Going through an agency will make sure I am with a safe family (or at least to the best of their ability).

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5 Important Rules For New and Old Couchsurfers

April 24, 2015

If you are new to Couchsurfing or have never heard of it before, you will definitely want to read further.

I was inspired to write this post because my mom has been Couchsurfing all over Europe at the age of 61 years old. She is living life to the fullest, even on a tight budget! A lot of people get the idea that only rich people can travel when that is not the case at all.

You can sign up for Couchsurfing for free here.… Read more

5 Important Life-Changing Lessons I Learned At 21

April 22, 2015

Now that I'm close to turning 22, I've been thinking about this past year and how unstable the whole year pretty much was. I went through a move to a new state, a somewhat difficult breakup, living in an uncomfortable environment, and left behind all of my friends.

I spent the past 10 months in the suburbs of Chicago quickly realizing that I either should've stayed in St. Louis or moved to the actual city of Chicago instead of the suburbs.

Either way, I'm extremely grateful for where I am now. Below are the five important life-changing lessons I learned at 21…. Read more

6 Important Tips For A Solo Traveler

April 15, 2015

As my departure date is nearing, I've been getting more and more excited, but also nervous as well. Although I've done a ton of traveling by myself in the states, going abroad in a foreign country is going to be a whole different experience.

I've been reading up on articles solely for solo travelers regarding safety tips and making sure to keep different things in mind. Obviously, men and women are going to be targeted for stealing/any kind of assault, but women are known for being targeted more for many reasons.

Because of this, I plan on staying extra cautious but I won't let it interfere with my adventurous side as well.

Here we go, I piled up my 5 most important tips.

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IVHQ Please Vote For Me To Win A Scholarship!

April 14, 2015

EXCITING NEWS! Voting has gone live for the finalists for the IVHQ Teach English Abroad.

From IVHQ's website:

Voting is now open to select a winner for the IVHQ Teach & Volunteer Abroad Scholarship, which includes a sponsored IVHQ volunteer program plus our internationally-recognized 100-hour online TEFL course for the winner to take before departing for the program.
Our scholarship recipient will be equipped with a TEFL certification from CCELT Online before departing to volunteer and teach English abroad with IVHQ. Outside of the classroom, our scholarship recipient will be blogging (or vlogging) for IVHQ, sharing the volunteering experience and and how the skills developed from the TEFL course can be applied to teach English abroad effectively.

I don't get paid for ANY of this, I simply want to do what I can to help the kiddos out in a country that needs it. This is a life changing experience and if you vote for me, I get closer to reaching my goal!

Voting takes less than 5 seconds. All you have to do is enter your email and confirm it in your email, and DONE!

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