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About Nicole

Hello World,
My name is Nicole, and I started blogging way long ago back in the xanga and live journal days, and well I WISH so badly that I could see those posts again today to see the funny things I wrote about as a teeny bopper! Or maybe it's better lost in cyber space?! :P  Okay, so I started blogging again in 2011,  as I was about to begin my journey to what began to mold me into the person I am today.

In August 2011, a little more than a year after I graduated from University, I packed my bags and headed to Pohang, South Korea to teach English in a primary school for a year. Well I fell in love and then had to stay another year. I moved from a village outside of the city, to a beautiful private school near the city. It was there that I became so interested and curious about the world. During my time in Kroea I took holidays to Australia, Hong Kong, Macau, Japan, Taiwan, and Malaysia, and Philippines.

In August 2013 when I left Korea I traveled in Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Laos. I also volunteered for one month at Vietnam Friendship Village. 

In Dec 2013 I returned to the US for a bit to see how it was back in the USA. I stayed in Phoenix and worked as a nanny for a beautiful little family near my parents house. I had the pleasure to work another summer (2014)  as a site director for Sierra Service Project   in Schurz, Nevada.

In Oct 2014 I packed my bag again and headed to Central and South America, starting from Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Honduras, and Cuba.

I finished that trip in July 2015  then headed to Australia on a working holiday visa in Sept 2015. It was in Melbourne where I met a very special Portuguese guy named Joel. We lived in Melbourne until June 2017.

In June 2017, we moved to Aveiro, Portugal which brings us to my adventure's current stop. We got married on October 28th, 2017 in Portugal and January 4th in Las Vegas. We also rescued a sweet little 6 kilo puppy who was tied to a pole outside of a grocery store in Lisbon, her name is Mel. She has grown into a big 36 kilo dog! Though maybe my life isn't as adventurous as it once was, it is adventurous in different ways now than before.

I hope you enjoy reading the ups and downs, experiences, and funny things that happen in my life. :)

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