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You may or may not have noticed, but I FINALLY changed my profile photo. ๐Ÿ‘Š๐ŸผIt's been a long time coming, considering the photo I had was from 5 years ago, and I was told ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜บ ๐˜ข ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ it no longer even looked like me ๐Ÿ˜‚Oopsie ... ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿผโ โ € โ โ € I'm not sure why I put it off for so long, and it may seem kind of silly, but I started off my Instagram with that photo, and it felt like such a big part of my "Lauren on Location" identity and brand. But as I'm in the process of some rebranding and setting some big changes into play, I guess I'll see this small task of changing my photo as step number one. ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿผ Exciting news and announcements to come soon, but for today, I'm taking it "poco a poco." โ ๐Ÿ˜˜ โ โ € Tell me- whatโ€™s something (big or small) that you accomplished recently and made you feel good?! โฌ‡๏ธโฌ‡๏ธ
When life hands you the cutest mini pineapples ๐Ÿโ  โ  In Tel Aviv, my friend Sasza and I took an Israeli street food cooking class with @jons_cooking_class ! It started in the Carmel Market (1st photo), to buy all the fresh produce and ingredients, and then ended with an enormous feast. ๐Ÿคค(โžกscroll through to have a look for yourself) โ  โ  Food tours and cooking classes are something I always try to fit into my travels, because, wellโ€” they make my tummy happy! ๐Ÿ˜œThatโ€” AND, it's a great way to get an inside look at the real culture of the place you're visiting. โ  โ  What activities do you always try to fit in while traveling? Tell me below โฌ‡โฌ‡โ  โ  .โ  โ  .โ  ๐Ÿ“ท: @shotswithsasz ๐Ÿ“: Tel Aviv, Israel
๐‘บ๐’‚๐’ƒ๐’‚๐’ƒ๐’‚ โœŒ๐Ÿผ . In Israel, "Sababa" is not just a word, but a way of life. It can pretty much mean ANYTHING, from "good" to "cool" to "no worries." If you're having a convo with an Israeli, try throwing in the word "sababa." It's sure to get a laugh and keep the conversation going. ๐Ÿ˜œ . Finally catching up on some Israel content and will be posting some photos and blog posts over the next few weeks! If you're considering going on @birthrightisrael, don't hesitate. It's truly a gift and an experience you'll never forget โค
Grey skies in Madrid โ˜ . Last week a few of you said you weren't fans of the edited sky- so here ya go! This is what the sky has ๐’“๐’†๐’‚๐’๐’๐’š looked like in Madrid for the past few weeks. No sun in sight - just depressingly dull and grey. . . I know, I know. I sound whiny ๐Ÿ˜œโ€” but the weather seriously affects my mood and motivation. ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿผโ€โ™€ Not to mention my apartment is an icebox ๐ŸฅถDoes this weather-despression happen to anyone else?? . . ๐Ÿ“ @hotelriuplazaespana ๐Ÿ“ท @theculturalstreets
โ€œYou may think Iโ€™m small, but I have a universe inside my mind.โ€ ๐ŸŒˆ โœจ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ . What do you think of this edit? [check out my #stories for the progression๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿผ] All feedback and suggestions welcome ๐Ÿ˜ฌ . 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 โ˜€๐Ÿ˜œ . ๐Ÿ“Puerta de Alcalรก ๐Ÿ“ท @theculturalstreets
I'M BACKโ€ผ๏ธ Back in Madrid that isโ€” and I can't stop smiling.๐Ÿ˜Š . This city is where it all startedโ€” my love of traveling and living abroad, my blog and even my Instagram persona: "Lauren on Location." ๐Ÿ˜‚ No matter what I do, my heart always leads me back here, to Madrid.โค . This new year and new move is going to come with a lot of adjustment, change and hard work, but I'm feeling ready. AND I'm excited to share this new journey with all of you. Of course you can find me hereโ€” but you can now ALSO find me over at @mymadridguide ๐Ÿค—My first post goes live today! . ๐Ÿ“ท: @theculturalstreets
The countdown is onnnn โ€ผ๏ธ .. Officially moving in with this goon tomorrowโ€” and boy I hope he knows what he's in for. Let's take bets. How long will he last โฌ‡โฌ‡๐Ÿ˜‚
Finally time for the big news ๐ŸŽ‰ ๐ˆ'๐Œ ๐Œ๐Ž๐•๐ˆ๐๐† [back] ๐“๐Ž ๐Œ๐€๐ƒ๐‘๐ˆ๐ƒ! ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ . 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 โ€ผ๏ธ I'm starting a new Instagram account to document all my Madrid favsโ€” @mymadridguide ๐Ÿ™ƒGo give it a follow to join me on this new journey! โค OH- & if you're planning to come to Madrid any time soonโ€” be sure to reach out!! ๐Ÿ˜œ . ๐˜š๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ต ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ. ๐˜'๐˜ฎ ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ด๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ด, ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ด ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ค๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ด ๐Ÿคž๐Ÿผ ๐Ÿ“ท @theculturalstreets ๐Ÿ“ @hotelriuplazaespana
2โƒฃ0๏ธโƒฃ2๏ธโƒฃ0๏ธโƒฃ๐Ÿฅ‚- Hope your beginning to this new decade is off to a great start โœจ๐Ÿ˜Š [๐˜ˆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜บ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด- ๐˜ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ป๐˜ฆ ๐˜โ€™๐˜ฎ ๐˜ข ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜บ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ฎ๐˜บ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ธ ๐˜บ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐Ÿคฆ๐Ÿผโ€โ™€- ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ!] . 2019 was a year of ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป & ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น 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 ๐Ÿ’ฉton 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 "๐Ÿ๐จ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฌ." 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€” ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜'๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฌ 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 ๐Ÿ˜œ