Saying Goodbye to Koh Tao
“Well I guess that’s it,” my friend Tony said with a smirk behind his eyes on my last morning in Koh Tao. I had just ordered overnight oats at one of my favorite beachfront restaurants. His infamous punch line was coming. “You’ll get on the ferry and leave Koh Tao forever and I’ll never see […]
Frustration, Sadness, and Adjustment: My First 48 Hours in America
48 hours of being home after almost a year of living abroad has been enough to make me feel like a moody teenager all over again. Home is a four lettered word that can shape shift depending on the lips of the person speaking it. To some, home might mean a place to sleep for […]
Yes, Just 2 Weeks of Working Out Can Change Your Body
What started as a ‘what if’ joke between my sister and I abruptly came to an end about five minutes into Chloe Ting’s Two Week Shred Challenge, when we were swimming in puddles of sweat and wondering if we could possibly survive another 13 days. Are YouTube workouts usually this hard? Could we possibly be […]
Self Love: 3 Months Without Looking into a Mirror
Today I saw a full body mirror for the first time in over three months. Since changing apartments in February, I have been living in a place without any mirrors besides my phone and a small hand mirror. Initially, it was really strange – not because I particularly cared how my outfits looked, but because […]
Is 7 Days With Chloe Ting Enough to Notice a Difference?
I’d say I’m just about to get started on day seven of my attempt to complete Chloe Ting’s Two Week Shred Challenge, but I’m going to replace that with STRIDING into day seven. I feel good! Make no bones about it, Chloe Ting absolutely wrecked me the first few days. I looked like a worm […]
My Two Week Fitness Journey with Chloe Ting
I have exactly 17 days until I leave Koh Tao. That’s just over two weeks to pack up, say my goodbyes, and …. start a new habit? That’s right, there’s no better time like the present and I’m going to attempt (emphasis on ATTEMPT) to complete Chloe Ting’s Two Weeks Shred Challenge. I’ve never heard […]
