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I spent the night in Beijing, in a neighborhood close to the airport. It was funny being back in China. I wandered around the neighborhood and went to the grocery store to get snacks (and cucumber chips). After a day of exploring, I was back at the airport and on my flight home. Funny side note: 2 Chinese girls in the tea shop at the airport were laughing at me, so I smiled and asked them what was so funny. They of course laughed even more (& covered their mouths with their hands) and then said “your hair on arms is gold.” and then they burst into giggles again, pointing at my arms and then showing me their arms. lol, hilarious ending to China.
It was so great walking into the Portland airport and seeing familiar faces. I’m so excited to be back! I love Portland and I love America.
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Hey remember that time I had a quarter-life crisis, quit my job, and traveled around the world for a year? Hey remember that other time the economy tanked and I spent almost a year looking for a new job? Hey remember that time I made banana and Nutella crepes for breakfast?I probably blogged about it yeah?
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30 Before Thirty List
1.2. Visit Iceland
3. Run a half-marathon
4. Attend a cooking class
5. Carve out a stellar mini home office
6. Go raw for 1 week or do a cleanse
7. Start strength training
8. Learn to ride my bike outside with my cycling
shoes [without falling over]
9. Go to 1 new restaurant (or coffee shop) per week 52 in total
10.
11. Learn the Pincha Mayurasana yoga pose
12.
13. Go actual backpacking
14. Take a silver jewelry class
15. Road trip Hwy 101 southbound
16. Try a new class that isn't 'my style': belly dancing or zumba
17. Ask 12 people their favorite book and read it
18. Try kiteboarding
19. Volunteer again
20. Get a car, scooter or new bicycle
21. Visit a spa for a whole day or do a yoga/spa vacay
22. Eat [hyper] local for one week
23. Cook a 5-course meal, have a dinner party
24. Buy awesome matching lingerie
25. Start a grown-up alcohol collection/declare a signature drink
26. Buy a little black dress
27. Visit all 30 breweries in Portland
28. Ask a guy out
29. --- add later
30. --- add later
A Woman’s Perspective on Solo Travel
June 24th, 2009 at 11:11 am
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