This post on Northern India got me super excited for my trip.
In related notes, I’m going through all of Indie Traveller’s backpacking guides too!
I re-watched this animated Ira Glass quote this week and, as always, needed to hear it.
“Forget opinions, and memorize empathy. Good grown-ups don’t care about being right; they prefer being informed.” Some solid words of wisdom in this piece.
I read Station Eleven this week and it was really amazing and totally terrifying and very poignant too.
Lululemon is making mala beads now! And of course they are gorgeous.
I liked this packing list a lot, but it made me want to buy a lot of great technical clothing.
I can’t find the post this picture is attached to, but it makes me want to pack my bags this instant and leave town.
I think I’ve linked to this before, but I re-visited it this week on one of my more self-inquisitive days (aren’t they all?): 7 strange questions that help you find your life purpose.
Thanks to a recommendation from the ladies at Invisibilia, I downloaded two episodes of the Storycorps podcast this week, cried at both, and am officially hooked. Only 413 episodes and countless tears to go!
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Things are moving, slowly but surely and very logistically for my upcoming trip. I checked off two major wins this week – my Hep A vaccine and Korean police check (passed with flying colours!) – and have plans to sort out my India visa within the next week. Lots of paperwork and mild anxiety that I might not be doing this whole thing right!! Ahh! But it’s all good and it’ll all work out. Hope you all had a tremendously lovely week. Let’s all relax a lot this weekend! Xo.
Photo taken on a trail near my apartment on Wednesday.