SURPRISE! I'm Leaving Orlando...AGAIN

 Hi friends!

WOW it's been a long time (well over a year and a half) since I've wrote in this blog. Obviously, just like everyone else, 2020 and the beginning of 2021 have been rough due to a certain world wide pandemic that shall remain unnamed. *cough* thanks Covid *cough.* At some point I really thought I was never going to make another post again. However, here we are! 

360 Rooftop Bar at the Hotel Zamora in St. Pete, Florida

So what have I been up to the last year and a half? Well I moved back to Orlando, Florida in January of 2020 to take a quick break from full time travel to financially recoup. I said "I'll give myself 8 months or so to work and save up more travel funds, visit the parks (Disney) as much as I can and since Central and South America are close, I'll just take some short trips when I can." Boy oh boy did the higher powers at work have a good laugh at that one. Two months into my move back, I was facing unemployment just like so many others and the world completely shutting down. My world was crashing around me fast. At first I felt silly. Why am I getting so upset that I can't travel when there are much bigger problems clearly going on right now? So just like every one else, I quarantined and tried to stay as safe as I could. What a long year it was. 

Though it was mainly a negative year for me, here are a few highlights to look back on.

Turned 27 in December

Visited Disney as much as I could once they reopened

Explored more of Central Florida like

Wekiva Springs

Managed to sneak in one out of country trip to the US Virgin Islands

Now here we are half way into 2021 and I find myself itching to get back out into the world. I chose to get vaccinated a little over a month ago now and with an opportunity from a friend lining up perfectly, I decided to take the leap back into full time travel!

I'M MOVING TO COSTA RICA!!!

Okay so moving is maybe a bit of an overstatement but I will be there for the next four to six weeks. My lovely friend Caroline asked me to visit her this summer since she was already going and I said "I'll do you one better, I'm coming with you!" We have no definitive plans after Costa Rica but ideas like Mexico, and South America have been thrown around. However, with the world still in such a rapidly changing climate, we are keeping a close eye on the news while making all of our decisions with a great deal of consideration for safety. So with less than a month to prepare for what could possibly be another long term backpacking adventure, I will be giving up my place in Orlando, again, driving my car back to Ohio, again, and setting off for an around the world adventure, AGAIN. I'm nervous for the unknown but excited to be back doing what I love most in the world. 

Side note:

For those of you that have followed my adventures on social media, I am sure you've noticed I have picked up a new hobby too, TikTok. The app that has taken the world by storm, also won over my heart. Essentially I started taking the blog ideas I wrote on here and making them into videos. I guess some of you liked them too because I have over 12,000 followers now! So I plan to continue to write blogs while I travel but I definitely think my main focus will be on TikTok for the time being. 

Celebrated 10,000 followers by having my first video with a million views. MIND BLOWING!

For those that continue to follow my journey, thank you! I really appreciate everyone's support. I promise to post all the photos and share all the ideas as they come. Here's to an amazing summer!