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February 12, 2017
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Summer vibes coming my way 🌞 Even if the weathe

Summer vibes coming my way 🌞 Even if the weather here gets superr hot... there’s gotta always be some way to kick back and relax in it! And what better way than to cool off in the Salt River. Sure, we don’t have beaches in this state but we got lakes... and then we have rivers. ⁣
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The Salt River is very known for its tubing but on this day, our original plan was to go into Saguaro Lake but it was full in capacity. So since it’s so close by, we came by the Salt River. I bought my tube so I can tie it on a rock and sit on it than float away (didn’t want to leave my spot). 😎 ⁣
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Some fun facts about The Salt River:⁣
💦 It is 200 miles long and the longest tributary of the Gila River. (Yeah the one that extends out to New Mexico that I saw in November!)⁣
💦 It starts as freshwater from the Gila River and then when it flows into the tributary into the Salt River, after leaving the AZ White Mountains, the freshwater then becomes salty.⁣
💦 The tree, Tamarisk or Tamarix, is what makes the river salty. The tree is not native to the land here but can be found in the Middle East, Asia, and Africa. It was used to help save the river banks from eroding and the salt is stored in the trees and then that falls into the water.⁣
💦 Along the river, there is a cave inside the cliffs that once took place of a massacre during the Yavapai War against the Yavapai people by an army. It takes a hike to get to that cave and there are still bones remaining there.⁣
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I’d consider this river a beautiful gem in the state even though it’s not hidden at all. The water is always cold but so worth getting used to! I do have a blog post on information on Salt River Tubing if you’re curious about doing it (search for Know Before You Go: Salt a River Tubing in Arizona).⁣
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A fun vlog from this day will be uploaded soon on YouTube 😉 *Social distancing was taken in consideration in the making of it and exploration of this*

⁣ 🌺 “I don’t need to know who I am yet. I

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🌺 “I don’t need to know who I am yet. I don’t need to have a solid plan yet. I don’t need to be the same as everyone else. I just need to motherf*cking love myself. No matter how hard I try or what I do, I can never f*cking impress you. So why am I letting what you say get me down? I spent my whole life thinking I was wrong and nobody likes me and it’s all my fault, but I’m done with that sh*t, I finally figured it out” —BEEN obsessing with @oliviaobrien’s song “Love Myself” and can repeat it 100x. ⁣
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These lyrics can feel so true and I spent all of last year and even til this year just focusing on loving myself where I don’t feel like I need anyone to show me what that even meant. It’s only based on what you’re gonna feel. and I’m gonna preach it because I’ve been tired of feeling so little in the past and I know it’s not just me. I’m sure everyone has been through that and it’s never bad to admit you do love you and what you bring to this world. You are special, one of a kind, so damn loved and needed here, and hope you all can see that. No matter how rough situations you come across and get you questioning. No words or actions of others can break you and if those things feel like that, let it motivate you to realize whether it’s worth sticking around to people like that and to accept the positive things you can do. Love the eff out of you! 🌿⁣
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#memorialweekend #newseasonnewspirit #bodypositivity

New haircut and hair dyed from the sweet @alt_art_

New haircut and hair dyed from the sweet @alt_art_ren 😍 Highly recommend her if you’re around #Arizona! 💇🏻⁣
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Sometimes when we feel “stuck” or just sometimes look at ourselves like we don’t feel or look good enough or start feeling “ugly”, it can be an indication that all you need is change. Being stuck in quarantine can get you wondering bout these things but none of those feelings are ever permanent. You always have the choice to choose what you can do next for YOU.⁣
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I can relate to that feeling of “not being good enough”. For me, I always been wanting to get short hair again. The last time before this time, I asked the last hairstylist for this length and he denied me from having it because he thinks with my thick frizzy wavy hair, shoulder length hair will “puff up” for me. So my hair still seemed longer than what I wanted.⁣
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Some days I just feel like I’m not good enough, but I realized you don’t need to find validation from others to make you think otherwise. You are always in power to validate your own self and give yourself love like no other. Or know you’re doing a good job at your work. Or know you’re desirable enough to one day be loved by someone who respects and adores you. Or know you do have your “own boundaries”, as my hairstylist here (@alt_art_ren) told me while doing my hair and you see, that is more powerful than you think it is.⁣
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Being in tune with your own needs and nurturing yourself to those needs will help you surround your mind with more certainty. And I also will add onto this, change is certainly good. I’m always manifesting for more change...🌞 #newhairwhodis⁣

This month is Asian Pacific American Heritage Mont

This month is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month 🇵🇭 As a #Filipina, I’ve always been proud of my own roots. I’ve always been grateful and fortunate knowing that my immigrant family moved over to the US from the Philippines so that they can seek better opportunities for themselves and ultimately, for their children. My father shared me so many stories of him working multiple jobs that had nothing to do with his career goals because he had it harder coming to America but still needed to survive out here in his 20’s and he eventually adapted.⁣
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I have felt privileged to be able to grow up in a place where I can feel safe and have many accessible resources from the time I went into elementary school to now, working as a young adult, from the education to the food I eat to the jobs that I work. To be shown beautiful places like America (and oh my God, such a beautiful country).⁣
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Growing up, I’ve always felt torn with a mixture and mesh of cultures from the Philippines to America and struggled with my identity at times and feeling comfortably and socially accepted by my peers. In fact, my siblings and I, knowing English pretty well as one of our early languages too when we were young, were placed in ESL classes in elementary school which was based on the assumption we didn’t know English.⁣
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Albeit, I never outgrew knowing the Filipino language and I am still very much into the food and cultural traditions as I have been around as a baby. And as I grew older, I will choose to never push away my heritage no matter what things I am introduced to in western society. I am an oppressed woman and racial minority. ✊🏼⁣
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Fun fact: I have actually lived in the Philippines for a year when I was very young and sometimes I wonder how my life would’ve been if I had continued to grow up there. I haven’t been back since unfortunately but I plan to travel there and all over Asia when COVID is all done with. 🙏🏼 #asianamerican #asianamericanheritagemonth

This May is #MentalHealthAwareness Month 💚 Duri

This May is #MentalHealthAwareness Month 💚 During this pandemic, our mental healths can easily be at risk on top of physical health. It’s okay if you feel upset and feelings of frustration that is not in your control, but remember you are not alone and you can be heard. And if you’ve experienced struggles with mental illness prior, you will always be given the chance to get through them.⁣
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Talking to people, meditating and staying present, surrounding yourself to what makes you feel positive, and getting the necessary therapy treatments are steps to help you in your journey of healing. We need to stay connected with our community. Self-care needs to be prioritized. Opening ourselves up to the possibilities of giving love to others and ourselves will take us even a step closer to healing. I know because I’ve been there but it was a hard journey for sure. I wasn’t ready to face or recognize what was going on inside me, I just knew I needed to do better for me. I wanted to be happy but felt stuck...⁣
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I was interviewed by @whitetankmountainsconservancy to share my story of how I found plenty of healing through nature especially with exploring in the White Tank Mountains as being a part of the journey. As you all mostly know, I’ve completed the @52hikechallenge in 2020 and often talk about how it’s made me get in touch of self-love including combatting burnout. Of course, it’s never going to feel perfectly there but I came a longgg way. My story “More Than Just A Hike: How One Girl Found Herself in the White Tank Mountains” talks about it and how I believe having doses of nature can be so healthy and life-changing. I hope it will resonate. 💚💚 #WithMe

🤳🏼 My Instagram story takeover just happened

🤳🏼 My Instagram story takeover just happened over at @hey.pj and it was great ☺️ It was my first ever takeover and I shared THINGS YOU GOTTA TRY IN ARIZONA 🏜 It was a “virtual” road trip that was up for 24 hours.⁣
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Glad to have shared hidden gems I loved here in this state. I’ve already seen 75% of Arizona so it meant a lot to me to talk about it. @visit_arizona @visittheusa ⁣ ⁣
#takeovers #instagram #instagood

I shared a few days ago that I found out from an e

I shared a few days ago that I found out from an email from some other blogger that I made it on the “Top 100 Female Travel Blogs” on Feedspot! Feedspot is made of 25 experts who ranks popular blogs, podcasts, and YouTube channels upon a few factors. This is SO awesome and exciting for me because I am on the same list as my favorite travel bloggers I look up to! And even though I’m not even known on social media at all lol it’s so cool to see my writing and website pay off. 👩🏻‍💻 It’s also crazy to me because there are millions of travel blogs out there!! And many brilliant ones.⁣
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Actually, for the last year, I put a lot of my energy on working on my blog. When I was unemployed for a while, when I was going through heartbreak, when I just moved to a new state, when I was feeling lost, I turned to writing, the outdoors, and exploring beautiful places in this short life we have. I still do.⁣
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It's one of the things that keeps me going in this life and it helped me find more of my purpose. 💞 Hear me out, if you are ever going through tough times and loss, take that energy and transform it into creating something beautiful. You will probably feel more motivated than ever to focus on your passions and passion can sometimes become born when you no longer have those past things you looked forward to. I cannot wait to see what other passions I put on my list!⁣
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#purposedrivenlife #milestones

Finally around some trees!! And lakes!🌲 Hahah.

Finally around some trees!! And lakes!🌲 Hahah. It’s getting triple digits out here around Phoenix Valley so getting an outdoor escape to #Prescott Valley was a good choice. It was 70 degrees, with some breeze, and it has pretty cool lakes. So worth the almost 2 hour commute from my town... especially since I haven’t been in Prescott in 2 years!!! (Before I lived here and I was just visiting the fam out here.)⁣ **Blog post & YouTube video coming soon**
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I need to come to Prescott more often but onlyyyy if it was closer to where I lived lol. This 5 mile hike was so pretty in every turn!! But seriously I love how there’s a choice to go up north sometimes to get out of the extreme heat. 🙏🏼 #6000ftelevation #lakes #pinetrees #solohikes

Before the pandemic happened, the last trip I did

Before the pandemic happened, the last trip I did take was for my birthday and a short weekend trip at #SanDiego. Loved every minute of it from being by the ocean to exploring parks and some fun places to see. 🗺✨ #throwback⁣ This world changed for sure in just 2 months from that time, it was okay to be around crowds and travel. Most of all everything felt safer. I am always praying for the world 🙏🏼 ⁣⁣
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I wrote up a guide on my blog of 6 cool places to check out when you visit (www.from1girlto1world.com) and even made a narrated YouTube video of it!! Link is in bio.⁣⁣
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#calivibes #balboapark #oldtown

From 2018-2019, in a span of a year and a half, I

From 2018-2019, in a span of a year and a half, I had the opportunity to travel to 9 national parks. I never even been to my first national park prior 2018 lol but traveling to them counted the BEST times of my life. Every sight intrigued me and I felt renewed in visiting every park and it opens up your eyes just how big the country can look. They were the reason why I got into wanting to hike more and motivates me to travel more. I cannot wait to visit more after traveling is allowed again because I know I have so much more to go see!⁣
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So in honor of #NationalParkWeek this week, I made these fun pics, my version of “vintage” National Park posters😂 🏞, of some of my favorite shots I took when I visited them. I had fun killing time from boredom creating my photos into paintings (for the life of me, I can’t truly paint but thank God for apps!) and making them into posters like you would find in like a visitor center lol.⁣
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Which one of my creations is your favorite? 🤩⁣
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*Added two Grand Canyon ones since I went there 3 times and couldn’t choose what view I liked more!⁣
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#nationalparkgeek #findyourpark #nationalparks #visittheusa

Happy Earth Day!! 🌍 Let’s always practice goo

Happy Earth Day!! 🌍 Let’s always practice good habits when we are outside in nature and leave nothing but footprints when we are on trails and kill nothing but time. ⁣
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These are the various wildflowers found on the hike the other day on the Granite Mountain Hotshots Memorial Park hike. They are just so pretty 😍 among the background. ⛰ Who doesn’t love flowers? 🌹 🌸🌼 Fun fact: did you know some certain wildflowers show up depending on the elevation they’re in?⁣
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I’m in the works of creating an educational YouTube video on this hike where 19 wildland firefighters have perished at back in 2013. (Just finishing my other planned content ahead - watch out for that!) I put a sneak peak little clip at the end of what I’ll include.⁣
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Names of wildflowers⁣
1st pic: Kingcup cactus
2nd pic: Milk thistle⁣⁣
3rd pic: Desert Star daisy ⁣
4th pic: Wild heliotrope scorpionweed

7 miles done today and I’d say this is probably

7 miles done today and I’d say this is probably the hardest hike I’ve done so far because of the vertigo I got a few times during the trail (I AM scared of heights keep in mind - I just try to face it and swipe to the end to see in perspective why too lol.) ⛰ Anyway, I loved this hike because it had meaning to it. It leads you down to a memorial of 19 wildland firefighters who passed away from a wildfire there in 2013, a tragedy that they did not see coming. They were the Hotshots team. Only one survived from the crew. ⁣
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Most of these men were still young as early to mid 20’s, some had children, some were in college, some got out of the military, some had hobbies they were devoted to, and all of them love the outdoors. They were all trying to live their life to the fullest and most were just beginning their lives and they all had a passion to help. ⁣
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Hiking through this same exact path that the firefighters took gave me perspective. I can’t imagine how hard it is to carry at least 40-50 pounds of equipment and chainsaws up a steep mountain with narrow trails through hot conditions (and fire conditions). Unfortunately, a day they thought was just another work day was not just any day. ⁣
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When I got down to the memorial and fatality site, I felt the energy that people passed there because I have a high spiritual energy that can sense tragedies that occurred in a place. There are these gabions dedicated to each 19 men in the memorial and included some personal items of theirs. May God let their souls Rest In Peace and continue to be angels doing what they love and to their loved ones 👼🏼🧑‍🚒⁣
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I will be creating and uploading a YouTube video on this hike. Stay tuned. 🎥 ⁣
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#yarnellhillfire #granitemountain #hotshots #azstateparks #firefighters #5000ftelevation

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