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Category: Travel Life

Housesitting, my favourite option when travelling

November 14, 2016 Andree-Anne 2 Comments

After three months working with HelpRefugees in Calais, I have a lot to process and, to be honest, I’m not quite ready to write about it yet, so instead, here’s a post about what my life is about … Read the rest

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Posted in: Travel Tips Filed under: Housesitting, Petsitting

A quick weekend back in the normal world

September 21, 2016 Andree-Anne Leave a comment

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After a few days sleeping and relaxing in Brighton, I feel like I can finally take the time to write something up. As I logged on I realised that almost one month has gone by since I last … Read the rest

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Posted in: Challenges

The guilt of a day off

August 22, 2016 Andree-Anne 1 Comment

You are travelling so you should be out and making the best of it. Or it’s your day off, so you should go out and do something on your endless to-do list.  I don’t know about you, but … Read the rest

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Posted in: Travel Tips Filed under: Day off, Personal Life, Travel

Being grateful

July 21, 2016 Andree-Anne Leave a comment

In our lives, most of us focus on the things we ”need” in order to be happy. And we forget to look at what we already have. I know you are guilty of this!

We all are. Sometimes … Read the rest

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Posted in: Challenges Filed under: Challenges, grateful

Why it’s easier to be judgmental

July 14, 2016 Andree-Anne Leave a comment

When you see something new or meet someone new, you don’t realize it but you pass a judgment. We all do. Every time. Usually, we are not even aware of it.

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Posted in: Personal life Filed under: categorize, first impression

We all have our complexes

July 7, 2016 Andree-Anne 5 Comments

Complexed about my skin issues

Every so often someone well intended will come to me and mention something I should try to clear up my skin. Having literally tried everything, I tend to get quite defensive, ready to … Read the rest

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Posted in: Personal life Filed under: complexed
Improving my mechanic skills

It only takes one person to make a difference

June 30, 2016 Andree-Anne Leave a comment

With all my reading lately thanks to my mom’s library card, I feel like I get a better understanding of how I think. I don’t really know what to do with that information quite yet but I do … Read the rest

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Posted in: Personal life Filed under: difference, inspiration, one person

Making decisions

June 16, 2016 Andree-Anne 2 Comments

Making decisions is hard. I’m not going to lie. Particularly when you have many options to choose from. There’s no way to know ahead of time if the decision you are making today is the right one. It … Read the rest

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Posted in: Personal life Filed under: beliefs, decisions, values

I’m not brave

June 9, 2016 Andree-Anne 2 Comments

To some of you, I might look brave but I can assure you I am not. Not truly anyway. Every day of my life I’ve been scared of something. Or many things. And it just so happens that … Read the rest

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Posted in: Personal life Filed under: Brave, decisions, fear

Tough times following a return home

June 2, 2016 Andree-Anne 1 Comment

Most people talk about how incredible and fun it is to travel the world. But one thing that is often overlooked is the difficult moments that follow a return home.

You don’t have to be gone for a … Read the rest

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Posted in: Travel Life Filed under: Québec, Returning home

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