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How I Decided to Travel Again!

January 11, 2015

Busy Living in the Present

Once again. It’s time to trust the magic of new beginnings. My next adventure will be Buenos Aires for three months with studying Spanish and CSR management at the university. Then backpacking in South America until I run out of money, go home and laugh at all the crazy things I did. I’m so ready to get lost in a city and don’t have to care about it.

Welcome to follow my travel in South America. 

I’m going to find new places and have extreme adventures.

How did I decide to travel again?

Last year was my first trip of solo traveling. I was sick of hearing people telling me stories about the enchanting world out there. It was time to take action and have my adventures. I went to Australia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, and Thailand had the time of my life. I learned so much about traveling with myself solo—honestly a challenge. I can recommend it. Back to the point. How did I decide to travel again? Well, as you can imagine, the world is exquisite. So I’m in love. I have to go back and discover more. My curiosity needs it.

Life is for living in the way you want. For me, it’s not going to be everyday life for the moment. I’m not ready for it. I don’t want to have an office job and a perfect apartment. I’m more about being out and discovering the beauty and learning about life. And I want to be me with no limits, free, generous, and intelligent. I want to travel.

I want to inspire young people to not stress about life. You should enjoy the freedom when you still can! Have a fun time, learn a lot and get ridiculous. The world is the best internship ever, trust me. See you somewhere in the world? Let’s travel. – The Travel Year 2021 Highlights: The Year I turned 30 years old!

PS. There should be more girls that travel solo.

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 Goals for 2015  

If I publish them, maybe I will reach them. 

  • Restarting my blog – Blog once a week – inspire people to do more travelling (Check)
  • Live in Buenos Aires (Check)
  • Learn Spanish (Check B.1)
  • Try to Learn how to dance tango (2025?)
  • Visit Five countries or more in South America – Amazing experience (Check)
  • Do Crossfit three times per week (probably)
  • Keep being a bit crazy (100 % Check)

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My name is Pauline, and I'm a Norwegian girl who started to explore the beautiful world for some time, and now I can't stop. I have to see what's out there. I love discovering new places, meeting new people, have crazy experiences and unique stories to tell. Life is for living, and I like living in adventures.

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