Tag: Leaving

I have spent the last few months writing a series of articles defending my decision to move to Spain, as soon as next year, with my partner. Over the course of these stories, I developed a couple key points: I go to Spain with zero sense of general or cultural entitlement.&nb...

It wasn’t my plan to leave though. My plan was to stay by your side for as long as it takes. My plan was to grow old with you and take my last breath with you. But then I looked at myself and my life and quite frankly, I didn’t like what I saw. I glanced in the mirror and I saw a f...

What I learned from sketching and rendering this artwork, challenging myself to try different art styles I learned that it is important to get the proportions and angles correct in my sketches, otherwise the mistakes will be more noticeable once I start rendering. I will take note of any mista...

Getting everything organised to move here was a lot more complicated than I ever could have imagined. For those who don’t know, I am here as an au pair. After trawling through tens, maybe even hundreds of families I finally found the perfect match for me. That was just the beginning of the pro...

I’ve lost my way from time to time. In life more often than on the trails. It’s usually part of the process. Things happen, and regardless of stress and anxiety, it seems to bring me to the edge of my ability. Nothing else matters at that moment. It’s mindfulness outside of the yog...