Twice on my 16-day trip, I hit a major wall. I’ll talk more about the first time in a later post. I want to talk about the second time, the morning and afternoon of my actual day of birth. Happy birthday to me?! For me when I hit the wall in traveling that Is when everything I love doing ( hiking, camping, exploring, even a favorite states) becomes so annoying and I hate everything and become the most cranky person known to earth.

So…how does one get a moth out of one's ear, you probably wonder? That is a great question!! Well, let me tell you what doesn't work. Holding a light to one's ear to lure the moth out DOES NOT WORK! Shooting water in one's ear with a clean syringe also DOES NOT WORK in the first 6 tries. Using vegetable oil hoping the moth would slip out of the ear canal also DOES NOT WORK! Also, losing one's shit in such a situation DOES NOT WORK!

The first section was all forest vibes, with vibrant green lushes around me as I was hiking inclined. Then I hit a clearing that’s when I saw Puget Sound. In this section, you see some boats and ferries on the Sound. It was overcast with different shades of greys and blues, and you couldn’t see the Cascade and the Olympic Mountain ranges in the distance. I was bumped because all I wanted to see on my trip were the mountains! This was by far my favorite part of the hike, coming from the lush green to the open clearing of the Sound. Also, this is the point when I saw more people on the trail coming back from the beach.

I didn’t know or expect that Seattle would profoundly affect me since I went to nurse a broken heart. I thought this would be like any other trip, just to escape from my life. But Seattle made me realized my actual purpose in life and introduced me to a business idea I would love to pursue one day.

Moab and Colorado 2020

When I started to travel more, I found my second community: the travel community. I realized in this community; people support you like no other. They will provide you with advice, secrets, a good laugh, or a funny story. They have my back like Flying Buddha Community. I have been told many times I am an inspiration, which I respond with…umm, are you sure? I never felt like I was.