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![โYou may think Iโm small, but I have a universe inside my mind.โ ๐ โจ๐๐ผ . What do you think of this edit? [check out my #stories for the progression๐๐ผ] All feedback and suggestions welcome ๐ฌ . I was feeling a bit tired of all the clouds and gray skies โ here in Madrid this week, and so I took things into my own hands. And you know whatโ the sun is starting to poke through today!! Madrileรฑos, you're welcome โ๐ . ๐Puerta de Alcalรก ๐ท @theculturalstreets](https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/e35/s320x320/80703291_707372096336170_119356342140618092_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com&_nc_ohc=u_kkwtaYuUAAX89PrkL&oh=a2528ff12419bcd9680d8da1e5f2d9db&oe=5ED4BA14)
![Finally time for the big news ๐ ๐'๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ [back] ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐! ๐ช๐ธ . Some of you already knew this, but honestly I had a hard time putting it in writing. It seemed too good to be true. But now that' I'm one week outโ I figured it was time. .. ... And to go along with big news #1, here's big news #2 โผ๏ธ I'm starting a new Instagram account to document all my Madrid favsโ @mymadridguide ๐Go give it a follow to join me on this new journey! โค OH- & if you're planning to come to Madrid any time soonโ be sure to reach out!! ๐ . ๐๐ธ๐ช๐ฑ๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ช๐จ๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฐ. ๐'๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐น๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ด๐ฌ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ๐ด, ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ช๐ด๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ข๐ญ๐ธ๐ข๐บ๐ด ๐ฅ๐ช๐ด๐ค๐ญ๐ฐ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ช๐จ๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ด ๐ค๐ผ ๐ท @theculturalstreets ๐ @hotelriuplazaespana](https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/e35/p320x320/76846665_207216280309670_6049964238135898416_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com&_nc_ohc=6fJjwc5By94AX-SNMJf&oh=7506ddc73d73d37d4f42b189eab95724&oe=5ECB8C10)
![2โฃ0๏ธโฃ2๏ธโฃ0๏ธโฃ๐ฅ- Hope your beginning to this new decade is off to a great start โจ๐ [๐๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐บ๐ฆ๐ด- ๐ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ช๐ป๐ฆ ๐โ๐ฎ ๐ข ๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐ต๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐บ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ธ ๐บ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ด ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ด๐ต ๐คฆ๐ผโโ- ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ต๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ญ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ!] . 2019 was a year of ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป & ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐น for me. I left the place I came to call "home" for the past 3 years [pictured here], but wasn't quite ready to settle in to my next destination yet [cue the past few months of visa appointments, gov. offices & a ๐ฉton of paperwork]. So, while I waited, I decided to take advantage of this "transition time" and travel. I split my time between 4 continents, 12 countries, and spent the majority of the past year living directly out of a suitcase. It was a blast [and a whirlwind], but I'm definitely ready to slow down. I see 2020 as a whole new chapter for me, one I'd like to define by "๐๐จ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ." This year I'm going to take some time to reflect on where I've been and re-evaluate where I want to go [both literally & figuratively]. Then I'd like to focus in on my goals and come up with a plan to crush them. I'm very ready to figure my sh*t out professionally, to feel confident in a career path, and to feel fully secure in supporting myself. I've got a lot of exciting news to share โ ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐'๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฑ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ญ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฌ โ and a lot of uncertainty on the horizon. I have no doubt 2020 is going to be one hell of crazy, terrifying, and exciting ride. . Bring it on ๐](https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/e35/p320x320/81078959_188043749262659_2390123385344369590_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com&_nc_ohc=J12CAfnCILIAX9VnKEa&oh=40324e2760efcc47342ee6edb9aa0a02&oe=5EB83726)
![Twenty-eight โ๐ผ . I CANNOT believe it's already December 4th.๐ฑ Twenty-seven has been a year of a lot of movement and transition. [๐๐ช๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐ฃ๐ณ๐ถ๐ข๐ณ๐บ ๐ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ'๐ต ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ข ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฉ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด๐ฆ๐ค๐ถ๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ฆ๐ญ๐บ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ข๐ค๐ฆ] I visited 9 countries this year, even more cities and states, and while I had a blast, I'm definitely ready to keep my butt stationary for a bit. . I've been a bit quiet around here lately, because frankly there's been A LOT going on and it's been hard to keep up. I've also been taking a lot of time to think, plan and evaluate my next steps for 2020. And you know what, something tells me this 28th loop around the sun is going to be even more of a crazy ride. ๐ . A BIG thank you to all of you out there following along on this wild journey of mine. Your support means EVERYTHING to me and I canโt wait to share some exciting news with all of you soonโค](https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/e35/p320x320/79535312_132663481503184_55618042295406730_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com&_nc_ohc=6N67CsNLquIAX91u2_n&oh=409607cc6235c3757a8533f41bfb0470&oe=5EBB4598)
![Back in my beloved Mexico City ๐ฒ๐ฝโค๏ธ . Letโs quickly talk about the word โMexican.โ I feel like my whole life Iโve heard people around me using the word โMexicanโ incorrectly [perhaps unknowingly], and so Iโd like to address it. Simply put, the word Mexican means "from Mexico." . My boyfriend is a native Spanish speaker, but heโs not Mexican, heโs Venezuelan. I had Spanish speaking friends growing up, but they werenโt Mexican, they were Guatemalan. All my friends down in Chile-- they speak Spanish, and well, theyโre from nowhere close to Mexico! . If you're looking for a word to describe "Spanish speakers" or someone that comes from Latin America, but you're not sure exactly where they come from, a generally safe word to use is "latino." [At least in my experience.] Not all Spanish speakers south of the US are "Mexican." . Anyway, I just wanted to share this little tidbit today and hopefully help spread some cultural awareness and sensitivity. I'm also on a continuing journey to learn, so please let me know if you are a Spanish speaker south of the US that identifies differently, I'd love to hear from you!](https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/e35/s320x320/73385900_112168806722995_7242281151094635695_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com&_nc_ohc=NbSHt4f05wgAX-LPGRU&oh=76669cc6dc67adaf28f2ac00ccb9019f&oe=5EB76364)