Pack your bags! It's time to fly!

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Hello, Wanderers, Explorers, and fellow adventurers to the MIR Project,

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where reflection meets adventure today.

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We are your hosts, Alexandra,

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Christine: And Christine.

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Alexandra: and we are going to be your

guides through the world of travel.

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Pack your virtual bags as we delve

into another chapter of one of our

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favorite shared passions, traveling.

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But before we begin our travel

log extravaganza, let's hit

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a pause button for a moment.

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It's our three month check in, folks.

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How's everyone feeling?

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Thanks Are we still riding the

podcast high or feeling like

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we've hit a mid season slump?

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Let's dish out what we've loved any

standout moments or episodes that

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have had a screening from ear to ear.

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And Hey, if there's something

we want to switch up, now's

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the time to spill the beans.

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What's on the chopping block or getting a

makeover for the next leg of our journey.

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Christine, what are your thoughts?

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Christine: What are my thoughts?

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I'm So far, loving it.

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I, aside from getting to see you

so often and record these episodes,

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I have been loving the creative

outlet of editing these together.

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I don't think we've addressed it, but I

am our sound editor for this podcast.

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So that's been such a

creative outlet for me.

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I would say.

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There's been some growing pains

figuring out how it's all working.

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This is my first time working on

a podcast, so I'm learning a lot.

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And.

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Sometimes it doesn't come together

as easily as I would have liked it

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to, but I'm still really enjoying it.

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I think my hope is that I continue

to push myself to go deeper and

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become more vulnerable as we go on.

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I feel like we've been building a nice

foundation, introducing ourselves nicely,

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But there's still so much more and I,

I keep trying to remind myself as I sit

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and reflect after we record like, oh,

next time I want to go just a little

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bit deeper or, oh, I want to make a

note of a point that I wish I had made.

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And if we circle back to this

topic, I want to bring it up.

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So that's, that's kind of

how I've been feeling so far.

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What about you, Alexandra?

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Alexandra: Well, it has been a journey and

I know, I think we've briefly mentioned

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how we actually started a lot of this

back in September, really planning out.

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So I'm loving that because while this is

the second podcast I've worked on, this

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is the first and only one that I've done

where we're, Both of us, we do everything.

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So everything you see on Instagram or in

all the business stuff, that's just us.

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So there have definitely been some

growing pains, but I think it's really

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good because we do want this to flourish

and expand and grow and having, I

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think that basis will really help us.

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I can definitely tell we've gotten

much more comfortable talking into

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a mic to each other and including

our audience when recording.

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As we have progressed

through the episodes.

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And I think we're starting and really

finding our flow of how we want to

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kind of guide the conversations and

kind of just the flow of things.

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So I definitely think we've Both

got more comfortable about prompting

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each other when we're like, Oh, hey,

let's, let's keep the pace moving.

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And so I like that we, but still

allowing for flexibility for

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things to spontaneously come up.

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Let's see any standout moments.

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So our listeners probably don't hear much

of this, but I think at some point we will

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have to release a blooper reel because

that will have me grinning ear to ear.

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Like we'll just mess up and we just

keep the words coming out or gibberish

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or we try to say it again and again

and be like, ah, you know what?

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We've lost it.

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Let's just try something else.

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It's been really fun

when we've had guests on.

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So I'm hoping that we can really.

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Start to do that with some more frequency.

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Christine: too.

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I love having another another voice

in the conversation, you know, like

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after a while, I'm like, I hate

hearing my voice over and over again.

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But having, guests on is, is so fun.

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I know we have some coming up, so

that'll be a nice nice bonus for,

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for me and for those listening.

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I think.

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One of my favorite, like some of my

favorite episodes we have done so far is

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taking it back to when we first launched

our episode on sayings and mantras.

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And then also the episode am I confident?

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I thought

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those two were they tie together

nicely actually, and are like, In some

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ways, mirror images of each other.

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I think they, they touch on similar

things and so those are so far some of

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my favorite episodes we've had done,

but I I also love having guests on.

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So I'm very excited for,

for more of that to happen.

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How about you?

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Do you have a favorite?

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Alexandra: A favorite so far.

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Oh, I don't know.

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There's been so many good moments

and favorite moments in each episode.

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I think I enjoyed our book

conversation because I'm just a huge

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bibliophile, so I just love to read

and, and so that was kind of fun.

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And I think as we mentioned in the

episode, it could have gone on for five

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Christine: Yeah.

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I feel like we barely scratched

the surface of that topic.

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Alexandra: So definitely

something we'll come back to.

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And I think that's it, right?

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Like trying to remember that we don't have

to shove everything into one conversation.

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It can be multiple.

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Like earlier you were talking about

how to become more vulnerable and

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maybe think of an image like a

budding flower or rose where it just

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like releases one petal at a time.

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And then over time it comes as beautiful.

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big beautiful open flower.

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And I'm like, okay, we just have

to remember, it's just peeling

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back, opening up the layers.

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I really liked the history lesson of St.

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Patrick's day.

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So I, I know that we have On our schedule

for: 2024

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that are a bit more history based.

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So I'm really excited to kind of delve

into the research of those and plan them.

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Christine: Yeah.

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That was a lot of fun.

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I really enjoyed that.

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Alexandra: trying to think if there's

anything on the chopping block, but

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before we get into that, I do want to

say I would, I want, and I crave to see

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more engagement back from our listeners.

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If I want them to send us ideas

of what, I know we'll have a Q

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and A episode coming up sometime.

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I think this summer we'd planned one, but

I crave that feedback and I want people to

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jump into our conversations, but I have a

feeling it's not It's going to take time.

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And as we've established, I'm somebody

who's like, I want it to all to

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be perfect and amazing right now.

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But Christine, is there anything

you think we're gonna, you know,

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cut back on or adjust for the next,

I don't know, three months or so

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Christine: I think, I don't

know if there's anything I

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want to say, let's cut yet.

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I think I want to workshop some things

and try out some different things.

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I think, you know, I, I love I think

I, I might want to insert more of these

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little segments like we're doing here,

like this little check in where we sort of

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see where In the case of today's episode,

it's how we're feeling three months into

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the podcast, which is crazy for, for me

to even think we're three months in, but

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we are, but, you know, doing that more

often and just before we dive into the,

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the main part of our conversation, just

sort of have these nice check ins and,

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or I don't know, maybe introduce some

segments, come up with some fun Things to

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add, add different elements to an episode.

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So those are things I have

brewing in the back of my head.

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I don't know.

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Alexandra: which we would be taking

recommendations for segments from our

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Christine: Definitely.

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Those are I think a couple of

things That have come to mind.

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I know when we were first coming

up with topics and things, I

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was like, what if we did this?

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What if we did this?

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What if we did this?

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So I want to revisit some of

those ideas and see how we might

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be able to incorporate that.

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But I also want to continue To grow

our content on Instagram and our social

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because right now it's a great place for

us to sort of get the word out about the

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episodes we have coming out and different

topics, but I kind of want to come up

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with content that's specific for our

social media to also encourage engagement.

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You know, that'll, that'll come in time.

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I want to, you know, you know, think

thoughtfully about what sort of

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content we want to put out there.

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So I'm, I'm not going to rush to

do it, but that's, that's on my

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mind and, and something I want to.

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Alexandra: But I would definitely say

that we provide good balance for each

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other because Christine will sometimes be

like, I want to do all this and this, and

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I'm like, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

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What can we realistically do with that?

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And then I will go off into a thing,

I'm like, da da da da da da da,

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and she'll be like, whoa, whoa.

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Alexander, rein it back in.

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Okay, let's start here.

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So I think it's it's, it's great,

but we'll, we definitely let each

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other's fancies fly and, and kind

of just totally brainstorm and throw

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out the wild ideas and we go, okay,

we're going to file that away for

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later and bring it up as necessary.

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So I will enjoy that part.

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So, oh, when you were talking about the

check ins, it made me think of our last

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episode where we talked about, oh, we'll

have to check in again about what our,

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how we're doing with the The commitments

we made to bettering ourselves for

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the environment and all that made me

think of all the things we're like, Oh,

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we're gonna have to come back to that.

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Oh, we'll keep each other updated.

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Or so I definitely think that could

be one of the segments of like, Oh,

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hey, a check in, you know, remember

that thing we talked about in

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the, the, am I confident episode?

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How, how are we doing with that?

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Or the, you know, have you, have

we actually reduced plastics in

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our life or have we done something

else environmentally friendly?

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So I definitely liked the idea of that.

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Yeah.

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Christine: I think that's a great idea.

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Alexandra: All right.

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Ready to dive in now?

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Christine: Yeah, I think I'll just,

I'll, I'll put this one less disclaimer,

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and we want to hear from you listening.

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Give us your feedback.

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What are your thoughts so far

on how the episodes are going?

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What, are you liking the topics?

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Do you want, what do you want more of?

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What do you want less of?

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We want to know.

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So Thank you.

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Please engage with us on our

socials or send us an email

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or comment on this episode.

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And we're just so grateful that

you're, you're here listening.

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Alexandra: So after that little sojourn

into the three month check in, let us

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now buckle up because we're about to

embark on a journey filled with tales,

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tips, and maybe a few travel mishaps.

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Let's dive in.

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Christine: Before we dive into today's

topic, like, subscribe, or follow us

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on your preferred listening platform.

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Go ahead, pause, and do

it now before you forget.

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Don't worry, we won't

get started without you!

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Alexandra: Okay.

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So Christine, to kick us off,

let's talk about the where's.

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Where have we been?

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Where do we want to go?

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Where would we go again?

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So, do you want to start us off by

telling us where you have traveled

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Christine: yeah, I'd love to.

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So I'm so excited that

we're doing this episode.

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I love to travel.

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If I could, I would, that, I would

love to make that a job, but who knows,

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maybe one day I will, but let's see,

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Alexandra: I was about to say, is there

anyone from a travel magazine listening?

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Because I think Christine would

want to submit an application.

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Christine: But, oh gosh,

so where have I been?

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Well I currently live and

have grown up in the States.

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So been to a number of States here,

but internationally I've gone to

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Poland, England, Italy, taken some

family vacations down to Bermuda

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and Aruba and more specifically

cities that I I've really loved.

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Visiting has been London, Rome Florence.

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We stayed in the Chianti region of Italy

where Florence is one of the cities.

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I've been to Krakow and Poland, and

that was a really interesting trip.

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It was a two week, essentially, I

consider it a pilgrimage because it

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was not how I've ever traveled before.

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I went with my university for World

Youth Day and, We stayed with host

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families and we stayed in like

a hostile sort of accommodation.

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So it was very different to

the travel I've experienced.

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But it was also so rewarding because I got

to see parts of the world that I'd never

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Like, I am Polish I have Polish heritage,

but I, I never really have thought much

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about visiting the country of Poland.

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So it was, it was a wonderful

opportunity for me to visit.

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Krakow is a very vibrant city.

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I, I really enjoyed my time there.

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But I also got to visit Auschwitz

Birkenau, which was a very moving day for,

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for all of us who were there on the trip.

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You know, you learn about that in

your history book, but actually seeing

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being physically in that place, it

has a different energy you know, it

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was obviously very emotional, but

I am so blessed that I've had that

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experience, because it really put

things into perspective, and Helped

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me think about things that I haven't

necessarily taken the time to before.

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So that's one of the

things I love about travel.

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It opens you up to those new

experiences and different

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cultures and different people.

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So those are some of the places I've been.

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How about you, Alexandra?

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Wherever you've been.

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Hi

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Alexandra: So I've been to a

much fewer places so far than

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Christine, but I definitely have

many plans to go more places.

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Countries that I've been to

have obviously been the States.

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That's where I live and grew up.

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We used to live in Southern

California, so I've been down to

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Mexico because it was so close.

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I've been to Canada, France, and Spain,

and of those cities, I've really only

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been to La Paz in Mexico Toronto, Niagara

Falls, the Canadian side Quebec, Montreal.

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So, I really love Canada.

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It was so beautiful, and there's

so, there's other places I would

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love to go in Canada and go back

to the ones that I have been to.

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In France, I've been to twice on two

separate, like, study abroad excursions.

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One was in high school,

one was in college.

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So I've been through Paris, Toulouse,

Nice, Nîmes, Aix en Provence,

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Carcassonne, and would love to go back.

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I really enjoyed them, as well as Arles.

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And then in Spain, I went

through Madrid and Paris.

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Barcelona, I can't remember

if there were any other stops.

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So the one in high school, we went

to France and Spain and we started

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in Madrid and ended in Paris

and that was kind of beautiful.

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It touched on a lot.

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Got to see a lot of

Gaudi works in Barcelona.

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So I love that because I already had

an interest in art history at the time,

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but I hadn't taken my Art history, AP

art history class in senior year by

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then so it further sparked my curiosity.

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In college, I went on a study abroad for,

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I feel like it was something

about Viking history.

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And so we went through the South of

France and that's when I went to Arles

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and Aix en Provence and Nimes and Nice.

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I'm trying to think of where we landed.

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I might have landed.

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So we, yeah, we saw a lot of like museums

and sites of like the Gallic people

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and Viking ships and I don't know what

else you call long boats that were, it

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was a, it was a really great experience

and it was a beautiful balance of both

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educational, but then I think class time

ended around 6 PM and we're like, all

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right, go free, have fun, just be on

the bus, you know, by the next morning

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and I think that's where I'm trying to

remember which city it was in, but I

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went to a Turkish bath and that was fun.

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And it was just, so I loved my time

there and would definitely go back.

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It was great.

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So, okay.

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We've both hinted at where we'd

want to go, but Christine, what,

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what is on your list at least right

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Christine: Well, I'll start with I'll

start with one that I'm actually going

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to be going to this year, but I've

not been to yet, which is Ireland.

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I'm going to Ireland at the

end of the summer I think

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like the last week of August.

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That has been on my bucket

list for a very long time.

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But other countries, you know,

staying in that region, Scotland,

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Wales I would love to go to Canada.

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I mean, that I feel like is one of

the easiest countries to get to.

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Because it's so close, but Let's see.

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Oh my gosh, my list is so long.

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I'm just gonna rattle them off.

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Here we go.

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I definitely want to go to Iceland, the

Netherlands, specifically Amsterdam.

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I have been in Love with the sound of

music ever since I was a little girl.

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So I have a big desire to go to Austria

and go to Vienna and have my, my

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sound of music moment on the mountains

and And saying the hills are alive,

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you know, have, have that moment.

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And then Greece would love

to have my mama Mia moment.

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The list goes on and on you know, it's

coming back to this side of the world.

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Mexico, Panama, Brazil, Argentina.

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I'd love to explore South America.

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I'd, I'd love to go all the way

down to the far tip of Argentina

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and go to Patagonia and see, see the

beautiful the beautiful scenery there.

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And actually.

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Alexandra and I are hoping to plan

a trip for ourselves ne next year,

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I think I turned 30 this year, so

I was like, I wanna go on a trip.

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Will you be my travel buddy?

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Alexandra: I was like, absolutely.

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Christine: a hundred percent.

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So we're planning a trip to hit Italy

and France with the idea the central

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idea was taking a train from Venice.

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to Paris.

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Once I saw that, I was like sold because

I've always wanted to go to Venice.

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I've been to Italy before, as I just

mentioned, but I've never been to Venice.

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I've had a love affair with Venice

ever since I started learning

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about Italy and the culture and the

language and obviously the food.

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And I've not been to Northern Italy.

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I mostly stayed central.

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So Venice and Paris and France.

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You know, gosh, I feel like

I, my list keeps going.

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You know, I'd, I'd love to experience

Spain and in, in Africa, I've always

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wanted to go to Egypt travel all the

way down to South Africa, like, oh gosh.

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And you know, I, I don't know if

it is achievable, but my like, Long

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shot bucket list item is Singapore.

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I, I want, I would love

to go to Singapore.

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So there's there's many more I have not

mentioned, but I'm gonna let Alexandra

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share her, her, her travel bucket list now

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Alexandra: Well, and also that as

ambitious as that list is I see a

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note on our notes here that you, you

want to also make it to all 50 states

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here.

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So let's not diminish that

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Christine: that's very,

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true.

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I, I, I definitely want to, you

know, travel more of The states.

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I've been pretty much been all

up and down the east coast.

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I've been to California, but I haven't

explored much of the West coast yet.

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And, there's all of all you

know, all of middle America.

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I, I, I'd really love to

experience every state go up, go

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up to Alaska, go out to Hawaii.

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But yeah, I want to see

more of this country.

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I've lived in my whole life.

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Alexandra: as I'm looking at your

list, I kind of feel like an idiot

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because I didn't mention that I've been

to DC and Georgia where I was born.

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I feel like that was a major oversight.

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Christine: We're doing great.

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Alexandra: So anyways, okay.

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So kind of sticking with the U S first.

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I'd love to visit Arizona.

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People keep telling me

that I would enjoy it.

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I'd like to see Colorado,

definitely go back to California.

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I've heard a lot about Portland,

Oregon, and I think that

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would be exciting to visit.

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I'd love to go back to Georgia.

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I was born in Macon, and I've been

to Atlanta for a competition before.

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But I would really like to go to Savannah.

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I've heard wonderful things about

it, so I'd like to see that.

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I really enjoy D.

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C., so I would go back again.

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Trying to think.

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I know Christine would like me to

go up to Newport, Rhode Island.

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So that is definitely on the

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Christine: I love Newport.

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My family loves Newport.

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Alexandra: I wouldn't mind

seeing more of the Adirondacks,

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actually any of the Adirondacks.

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In kind of New York area.

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So definitely some things I'd

like to see in the States.

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I do have, Much less desire to see

the central part of the States.

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I don't know why it's just never been

something I'm like, Oh, I must go

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to Minnesota or I must go to Kansas.

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So maybe that'll change one

day, but right now, not so much.

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Going back to Canada, I'd love to go to.

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The British Columbia side and

see Vancouver trying to think

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of maybe like Newfoundland area.

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So I'd like to explore more in Canada and

obviously go back to the places I have

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been and do even more exploring there.

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I really enjoyed the Quebec province.

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Let's see, trying to get to my list here.

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All right, other countries.

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England I would love to see London,

Glastonbury, the Isle of Man, Manchester,

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Stonehenge the Salisbury Plain.

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I'd also love to go to Scotland,

particularly, mostly because they're

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the ones I know of, but Edinburgh.

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And glasgow and really

kind of explore from there.

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Love to see more of that Ireland,

obviously Dublin, I feel like

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if you don't go, you have to

hit the major cities, right?

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And correct me if I'm wrong, but the

cliffs of Dover are in Ireland, right?

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Or is that England?

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Christine: have to look it up.

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Hold on.

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Why don't you keep listing

your, and I'll look it up.

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Alexandra: I would like to hit Wales.

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Don't really know much about it.

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So definitely the whole British

Isles there and kind of moving

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more onto mainland Europe.

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I'm thinking I'd love to go back to Spain,

maybe visit some of the Basque region

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maybe Portugal too going back to France.

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I'd love to maybe visit Burgundy and

other, other regions that I have not been

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to, obviously going back to ones that I

have because they were just so beautiful

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and I'd love to explore more now as well.

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Like a later twenties, an

adult versus when I was a

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teenager and then going,

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Christine: No, yeah, I think you

said the Clus of Dover, right?

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That is in, that's a region of

the English coastline facing

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the Strait of Dover and France.

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Alexandra: Oh, I was on the

wrong side of the Island there.

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Whoops.

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But anyways, I'd like

to see more of Ireland.

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Moving on to mainland, kind of Italy.

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I'd love to see, I know

Christine's been to Rome.

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I'd love to see the Vatican.

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Florence, Sicily, Milan, Pisa.

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So many places that I studied through

my degrees in art history, or that

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I would like to see in person.

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So I think a lot of my travel will be

driven by like, I want to see where

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this was, and where this was painted,

or you know, where this was carved.

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And then obviously we talked about it.

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Venice is on the bucket list there.

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So that will be checked off in 2025.

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Greece, I'd love to visit Athens,

Santorini, Olympia, Delphi, Crete.

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So much art and mythology

was produced there.

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I'd love to see the

Acropolis and an Acropolis.

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Necropolis.

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Sorry, mixing up all my terms here today.

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I'd like to go visit Prague in

the Czech Republic Amsterdam

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in the Netherlands Germany.

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I haven't really, that's a lie.

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I have been to Frankfurt,

only in the airport.

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: 00:23:20

So I would like to actually Go

visit Berlin, Munich, Cologne,

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maybe, maybe actually see

Frankfurt, not from the airport.

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That'd be cool.

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And in Iceland, I'd really like to

go to the, the capital, Reykjavik.

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And looking at some of Christine's

lists, it brought up some things that

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I'd, I'd really like to go to Turkey.

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And I love Turkish food, and I

feel like it'd just be so fun.

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: 00:23:43

to, to go see and explore culture.

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: 00:23:46

Egypt, I'd love to go.

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: 00:23:47

I've always felt a draw towards Egypt,

but you know, with the way the world is

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: 00:23:51

right now, not sure that I would go today.

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: 00:23:54

Yeah, I feel like I'm a more

like northern kind of person.

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I feel like once I start to get south of

the equator, I'm like, I gotta have this.

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: 00:24:01

thing of like, it's kind of be too hot.

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: 00:24:04

Christine: Well, if you go all

the way down, it'll be cold again.

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: 00:24:07

Alexandra: Go back to cold.

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Yeah, unfortunately Antarctica

has not been on my bucket list and

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: 00:24:12

I don't know that I will make it.

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So I'm trying to think if there's

really any other place that I've

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been dreaming to go from as a child.

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Christine: I neglected to mention,

but Australia, New Zealand, Thailand.

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as I mentioned, have been up and down

the east coast, have been, been to a

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smattering of other states, but I'd love

to Fun fact was born in Florida, but

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I'd love to go down to the Florida Keys.

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I would love to go.

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: 00:24:38

There's so many beautiful natural

wonders here in the States.

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: 00:24:41

I'd love to go to Yosemite and road

trip down from Washington state into

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Northern California and go see the

redwoods and the grand Canyon and go

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up to Arcadia national park in Maine.

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So.

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There's all these, there's all these

cities I want to go for the culture,

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for the people, for, you know, the food,

but there's also the, the beautiful

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nature wonders that I want to experience

not just in the States, also abroad,

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Alexandra: Okay.

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So I know that we've both briefly touched

on where we would go again, but top

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five where you would absolutely travel

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Christine: okay.

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Well.

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My number one will probably be Rome.

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I absolutely love the city of Rome.

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: 00:25:25

I've been two times.

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I'm hoping to bring Alexandra next year.

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: 00:25:29

We, we do a little pit stop in Rome.

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: 00:25:31

So definitely would

love to go back to Rome.

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England.

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: 00:25:35

I'd love to go back to London.

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: 00:25:37

Let's see.

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: 00:25:38

New Orleans.

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: 00:25:39

We took a trip to, we've talked

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: 00:25:41

about this.

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: 00:25:41

We've took a trip down to

New Orleans a few years back.

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: 00:25:44

That city is so fun.

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: 00:25:45

I'd love to go in October or like the

fall time and experience, experience

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: 00:25:51

the, the change of seasons down there.

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: 00:25:53

Charleston, South Carolina

is a It's a fun city.

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: 00:25:57

It kind of gives Newport vibes.

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: 00:25:59

Newport New Orleans vibes.

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: 00:26:01

It's like a nice mash of the

two in my, in my mind, at

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least.

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Newport always.

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: 00:26:07

As I emphatically proclaimed

earlier, my family loves Newport.

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I, I it's not a year, a year, Doesn't

go by with without us having at

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least one, one stop in Newport.

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: 00:26:20

We love it.

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Boston.

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: 00:26:22

My sister has went to school there

and has been living there ever since.

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Boston's such a fun city.

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: 00:26:27

I feel like there's so much I still

have yet to experience from Boston.

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: 00:26:31

DC.

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I've, I've only been once and it's

been maybe 13 years since I've

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been so I I'm dying to go back

and experience it as an adult.

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: 00:26:41

I went think when I was in seventh

or eighth grade, it was like a

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: 00:26:46

people to people ambassador program.

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: 00:26:48

I don't know if you've ever

heard of that organization, but

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: 00:26:51

they, they do They do trip.

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: 00:26:53

They, they do these programs all

over the world, but and you get

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: 00:26:56

recommended by your teacher and that

I was recommended for the one down DC.

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: 00:27:01

So Nicole, my sister,

Nicole and I did that.

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: 00:27:03

So I'd love to go back and

experience DC as an adult.

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: 00:27:07

But let me think.

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: 00:27:10

You mentioned the Adirondacks.

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: 00:27:12

My family has taken some lovely trips

up to Lake George doing whitewater

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: 00:27:17

rafting on the upper Hudson river.

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: 00:27:19

And it's, it's so beautiful up there.

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: 00:27:22

And I'll wrap it up here.

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Nashville, my sister just moved.

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Not just, she's almost Almost a year

out there since graduating from college.

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: 00:27:31

So I spent some time there last summer.

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: 00:27:33

Nashville is such a fun city,

the music, food, the people.

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: 00:27:37

It's so fun.

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: 00:27:38

And then we last summer took

a little trip out to the outer

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banks and that was so much fun.

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: 00:27:45

Duck is such a beautiful area.

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: 00:27:47

Alexandra: I was just thinking of

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: 00:27:48

Christine: Yeah, that was probably

one of my favorite stops on

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the trip was going up to Ducks.

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So those are just a couple.

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: 00:27:55

There's, I'm sure more that I'll kick

myself for not mentioning later, but yeah.

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Alexandra: So as I've mentioned

definitely a few places I would

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go back to and I'm probably

probably going to forget some, but.

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Big ones.

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I'd love to go back to Huntington beach

where I spent a lot of time growing up in

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California, San Francisco in California.

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And then I, New Orleans,

Louisiana, always, will always be

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some place I want to return to.

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: 00:28:22

I felt so rejuvenated there.

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I love New York City.

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So that will always be a go to

and I've only been to DC once but

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I cannot wait to go back again.

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So definitely to go see all

the museums but to walk around.

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I really enjoyed the Georgetown area.

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So I'm excited for that.

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: 00:28:41

Trying to think of any other places

in the States before I forget.

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No, I think I've covered it

of like the must go back to

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and then moving up to Canada.

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I would love to go back to

Montreal and then old Quebec.

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: 00:28:55

I'd love to see it and

explore more of that.

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Kind of think of the places obviously

I would probably want to spend more

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time in Toronto I think I've only

really mostly passed through Toronto.

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: 00:29:06

So actually spending time in there

Going back to France Paris, obviously, I

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feel like I could explore that forever.

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: 00:29:14

I only got like two hours in the Louvre

and a good portion of that was going

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: 00:29:18

with trying, going with a friend and

we were trying to find the restroom.

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: 00:29:21

So unfortunately I did not

spend a whole lot of time in

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: 00:29:24

the museum and I would love to.

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: 00:29:26

So, and just walking around

the city was so nice.

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: 00:29:29

Like down the Champs Elysees and

everything to kind of, I think we really

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: 00:29:34

only spent time in a couple of the

demarcations of the city, and I'd love

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to kind of maybe go to more of the outer

ones because I don't think I've the time

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: 00:29:42

I've been there really explored back to

Toulouse and I think it's nicknamed the

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: 00:29:46

red and Brick city because there's so

much red brick really good food there.

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I'd go back to Nice, which is on the south

of France and In Spain, I would definitely

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go back to Barcelona because I'd love to

see more of Gaudi's work I think when I

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: 00:30:00

was there there was not construction But

there was so much scaffolding outside of

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: 00:30:05

the Sagrera de Femi the church he designed

because they were cleaning a lot of the

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: 00:30:10

sculpture he'd put on the, the outside.

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: 00:30:13

So I'd actually like to go see that

without the scaffolding and see it.

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: 00:30:16

And it's all, it's beauty.

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: 00:30:18

So those are my must go

back to again so far.

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: 00:30:21

Christine: Amazing.

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: 00:30:22

Well, we just gotta, we just gotta

start booking those trips, right?

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: 00:30:26

I was thinking about some such great

advice I was given is set that challenge

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: 00:30:30

for yourself where you, you, you try and

book two adventures every year Whether

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: 00:30:36

that be a trip abroad or, or staying

local exploring your, your own community

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: 00:30:42

and being a tourist in your own town.

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: 00:30:45

You know, that's, that's some

ways to fill that desire for,

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: 00:30:49

for travel and adventures.

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: 00:30:51

So why don't we now jump into

our next topic on travel tips,

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: 00:30:58

what lessons we have learned.

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: 00:31:00

So Alexandra, why don't you kick us off?

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What, what sort of things come to mind?

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: 00:31:04

Alexandra: okay.

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: 00:31:04

So lessons learned.

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: 00:31:05

I feel like a lot of it

comes down to packing and.

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: 00:31:09

One thing that I have luckily not

personally learned, but have learned from

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: 00:31:14

is to always pack an extra, particularly

if you're not just going like an out

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: 00:31:18

and back trip or you're going to go

for a few days or going abroad, packing

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: 00:31:23

backup outfit, a second outfit, you

in your carry on like your must need

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: 00:31:28

toiletries and I would actually pack

a couple extra pairs of underwear and

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socks because you just never know.

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: 00:31:33

I'm thinking if your luggage gets lost

or is delayed and is on another flight

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: 00:31:38

so you'd have to go back and get it,

always having kind of an extra pair of

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: 00:31:41

something to change into makes me feel

good because I sometimes when I get off

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: 00:31:44

a plane, even if I've, you know, showered

and left great beforehand, you get off

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: 00:31:47

and you're like, I feel kind of Like

sticky, like I'm just don't feel good.

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: 00:31:53

So that is, I think one of the things,

and I know that Christine and I both

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: 00:31:57

have a habit of deciding what we want

to pack and kind of making lists.

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: 00:32:01

So don't forget things

like chargers or shoes.

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: 00:32:06

You know, you don't want to get there

and go, Oh, Hey, I don't have my sneakers

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: 00:32:09

because we're doing a lot of walking.

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: 00:32:11

And so I, I, Must now walk in heels.

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: 00:32:14

That would be so

uncomfortable for a whole day.

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: 00:32:17

So I think that's a huge thing.

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: 00:32:18

And I know Christine has some thoughts

about travel size stuff and packing cubes.

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: 00:32:24

What, what do you recommend the use for

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: 00:32:27

Christine: Well my, my advice is today,

especially I feel like if you walk

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: 00:32:34

into a Sephora, your favorite brands

have travel size of, of everything.

619

: 00:32:39

So my tip is.

620

: 00:32:42

You know, invest in the travel size

option and then going forward, just

621

: 00:32:46

refill those containers with the products

that you're already using because, you

622

: 00:32:51

know, I find like it's, sucky when you

are traveling with products that you

623

: 00:32:55

don't use and, you know, Just because

their travel size and those products,

624

: 00:32:59

you know, most like your, your go to

products most likely are in a travel size.

625

: 00:33:03

So, so get yourself the travel

size of your favorite moisturizer

626

: 00:33:07

or SPF or things like that.

627

: 00:33:10

Alexandra: Or invest in like

good travel size containers that

628

: 00:33:13

you can put your own stuff in,

629

: 00:33:14

Christine: that's true.

630

: 00:33:15

That's true.

631

: 00:33:16

And then packing cubes save me every time.

632

: 00:33:20

I, I try not to over pack, but you know,

sometimes, sometimes it happens, but.

633

: 00:33:27

But

634

: 00:33:27

travel, travel, cubes, you know,

help compress and keep everything

635

: 00:33:30

compartmentalized and the thing I

hate, most about traveling is for my

636

: 00:33:35

luggage to be unorganized and disheveled

and that there'd be no order because

637

: 00:33:40

then, you know, that's my mind's

already dealing with the, uncertainty

638

: 00:33:45

of of what travel can, can do.

639

: 00:33:47

Alexandra: I have one kind of

in this coming back to the socks

640

: 00:33:50

and like underwear packing.

641

: 00:33:53

Those things that are easily washable in a

sink because I'm thinking if you're going

642

: 00:33:57

on a long trip and maybe you don't have

access to a washer and dryer either in

643

: 00:34:01

your hotel or a house that you're staying

at and you may not want to go spend the

644

: 00:34:05

time at a laundromat, that's totally fine.

645

: 00:34:07

Having something you can

wash in a sink is helpful.

646

: 00:34:09

So packing maybe like baby

soap that you can clean things

647

: 00:34:13

and they dry pretty easily.

648

: 00:34:16

You made me think of that because I

think, Christine, you had sent me a

649

: 00:34:20

video of, it was like, some girls on

a trip and they were gone for 20 days

650

: 00:34:25

or something, and how, like, how many

pairs of underwear did you bring?

651

: 00:34:28

And someone's like, I brought 28,

and someone's like, I brought 19,

652

: 00:34:31

and someone's like, I brought 7, and

she's like, what were you hoping for?

653

: 00:34:35

He's like, that's living

a little dangerously.

654

: 00:34:38

So I think I'm definitely one who

falls into the more packing of

655

: 00:34:42

the like undergarment essentials.

656

: 00:34:45

Christine: For sure.

657

: 00:34:45

And, and to your point about lists, I

am such, I've gotten to be this sort of

658

: 00:34:52

like anal when it comes to my, I make a

packing list, I write down everything.

659

: 00:34:57

Every little thing.

660

: 00:34:59

I swear, I have significantly reduced the

times of me forgetting something because

661

: 00:35:05

I, I Don't ignore putting things on the

list, because if, if you don't, you'll,

662

: 00:35:10

you'll most likely forget something.

663

: 00:35:12

But also planning out my outfits

just so like, I don't have to think

664

: 00:35:17

about that when I'm traveling.

665

: 00:35:18

, I've already thought out like, oh,

I'm gonna, and it, it doesn't have

666

: 00:35:22

to be days of the week, but at least

you have outfits together to know.

667

: 00:35:28

That you don't have to worry

about that and it's already taken

668

: 00:35:30

care of because you only have so

much room in your, your suitcase.

669

: 00:35:34

So, putting, putting the forethought

makes, it all the more ease, easier.

670

: 00:35:39

How about some travel, travel tips?

671

: 00:35:42

I know I am so, so glad I, my, my dad

recommended us getting this TSA pre check.

672

: 00:35:52

If you can.

673

: 00:35:53

in my mind a lifesaver it's certainly

a time saver but yeah, if you haven't

674

: 00:36:00

considered it, I, I, I'd say take the

time to, it, there is a little bit of an

675

: 00:36:05

upfront cost to it but I think, like, once

you do, it pays itself over time, cause

676

: 00:36:10

I think it's good for three years, maybe,

maybe more than that I can't remember.

677

: 00:36:16

Alexandra: I haven't had to re up

678

: 00:36:17

Christine: I just did last year, so

but they do do a background check.

679

: 00:36:22

They take your, like, you know,

they want to make sure you're

680

: 00:36:24

not a suspicious character.

681

: 00:36:26

But yeah, TSA pre

682

: 00:36:28

Alexandra: Maybe with my new

name, I probably will have to do a

683

: 00:36:32

Christine: Oh yeah, that's true.

684

: 00:36:34

Yeah.

685

: 00:36:35

But Alexandra, do you have any other?

686

: 00:36:38

Alexandra: Yeah, we have a note

here about travel insurance, which

687

: 00:36:40

is kind of good if you're thinking

about larger trips, like out of your

688

: 00:36:43

country or you know, going for a while.

689

: 00:36:46

It's definitely worth it, I think, to

do that for tickets and for airlines.

690

: 00:36:51

I don't know that you

can do it for hotels.

691

: 00:36:53

But if you're gonna do outdoor excursions

and they offer some sort of travel

692

: 00:36:57

insurance like a rain out refund or

something or Refederal I always think

693

: 00:37:02

that's kind of valuable because Chrissy

mentioned our trip to the Outer Banks

694

: 00:37:05

last summer and We were gonna go see a

reenactment or a production of something

695

: 00:37:12

and it was outside and I cannot for

the life of me remember what it was.

696

: 00:37:17

But it was starting to rain and

not just rain, but like poor.

697

: 00:37:22

So that was one of those things where

we had the insurance on the ticket

698

: 00:37:25

and I think we got a full refund.

699

: 00:37:27

So that was nice.

700

: 00:37:28

We definitely recommend that for Longer

things and having an itinerary of what

701

: 00:37:34

you're going to do, like a copy of your

important papers in, in your carry on.

702

: 00:37:38

Christine, I know, had mentioned

things like getting the contact info

703

: 00:37:41

for the local embassy of wherever

you're going and emergency services.

704

: 00:37:46

Just Not because do you think you'll

need them but in case you do and I

705

: 00:37:49

feel like it's one of those things

like if You know it if you plan then

706

: 00:37:53

you'll never need it kind of thing.

707

: 00:37:55

Christine: Exactly.

708

: 00:37:56

Alexandra: And I think a big thing is

Leaving room and your itinerary your

709

: 00:38:03

schedule for wherever you're going for

spontaneity And I think I really learned

710

: 00:38:06

that lesson when Christine and I went

down to New Orleans because I'm so much

711

: 00:38:11

I think when we talked about the trip,

I'm somebody who loves to plan, and I

712

: 00:38:14

love doing all of the, you know, tours

and the museum trips and everything

713

: 00:38:19

and Christine was like, well, we have

to leave time for some flexibility,

714

: 00:38:23

so I think we planned for a three day

weekend three or four things that we

715

: 00:38:27

said we were going to do, and we had

booked times or reservations, and then

716

: 00:38:31

the rest we kind of just left up to

walking around and seeing what happened,

717

: 00:38:35

which was I thought it was amazing and

I had a really good time doing that.

718

: 00:38:38

So it has now taught me to

leave space in my schedule for

719

: 00:38:41

Christine: Yeah.

720

: 00:38:41

And another thing I was doing

a little research into all you

721

: 00:38:45

know, what are the travel tips?

722

: 00:38:46

What's traveling like in 2024?

723

: 00:38:48

And you know, leaving room for spontaneity

may in the long run, save your wallet

724

: 00:38:53

a little bit, because if you do the

upfront costs of all these excursions

725

: 00:38:58

and things, once you're there and you're,

Taking the time to discover things that

726

: 00:39:03

you might not otherwise have may save

you some, some money in the long run.

727

: 00:39:08

So yes, leaving room for spontaneity.

728

: 00:39:11

I am a big proponent of that.

729

: 00:39:13

A couple of other things to

consider while you're, while

730

: 00:39:16

you're looking to travel more.

731

: 00:39:17

If price is a factor and you

are trying to figure out how

732

: 00:39:21

you're gonna, Swing traveling.

733

: 00:39:24

Let ticket prices choose your destination.

734

: 00:39:27

Don't get locked in on a place.

735

: 00:39:29

See what your budget is.

736

: 00:39:31

See what's in that budget and then if

that's a place you've never thought

737

: 00:39:34

about going, just give it a go and,

and see see, Where that takes you.

738

: 00:39:38

Also, I, you know, a few, gosh, has

it been a month or two since I came?

739

: 00:39:47

I forget, when was the

last time I saw you?

740

: 00:39:50

Alexandra: March,

741

: 00:39:51

Christine: Okay, so just,

742

: 00:39:52

so just about a month ago, I went

down to visit Alexandra and her mom,

743

: 00:39:56

and I, you know, used, My credit

card points to book took the flight.

744

: 00:40:01

So using, using points and miles to

help save money, but also, you know,

745

: 00:40:09

feed that desire for travel or, or

some, some of my big, my big tips.

746

: 00:40:15

And then one I haven't

done yet, but I want to.

747

: 00:40:21

To do more is doing like a house

exchange or there's there's these

748

: 00:40:26

sites where depending on like, you can

pick the location you're traveling to

749

: 00:40:30

and people, cause I feel like this,

this happens a lot in Europe, people.

750

: 00:40:35

Can travel for weeks at a time, and

they're looking for people to either

751

: 00:40:40

house sit or watch their, their pets

while they're away and you literally

752

: 00:40:46

are given free accommodation for for

your time there to, to simply watch

753

: 00:40:51

someone's home or watch someone's cat.

754

: 00:40:54

So I think that's a really, really clever

755

: 00:40:57

Alexandra: and I think there's

an Add a benefit to that, right?

756

: 00:40:59

Because then you can go shopping

for you know, what I would call

757

: 00:41:04

grocery shopping here in the states

for food and bring it back to where

758

: 00:41:08

you're staying and prepare meals.

759

: 00:41:10

So you might be saving some costs and

exploring the foods that they have there.

760

: 00:41:14

So that's kind of another benefit.

761

: 00:41:16

So you're not always having to spend

money on every single meal out or.

762

: 00:41:21

Even if breakfast is not is or is not

included in your hotel accommodations

763

: 00:41:26

the other thing that I would say is

764

: 00:41:29

If you like are someone okay with long

layovers, maybe even extending it longer

765

: 00:41:34

than you think Sometimes there's an

option that you could do Like leave, if

766

: 00:41:38

you have enough time, leave the airport,

go explore wherever your layover is

767

: 00:41:42

and then come back and still check in.

768

: 00:41:44

I don't think you can grab your

luggage, but if you've checked it,

769

: 00:41:47

just leave it and then come back.

770

: 00:41:49

So that's always an option or Hey,

if you don't mind airport, sometimes

771

: 00:41:54

I actually don't mind airports.

772

: 00:41:56

Give yourself a little extra time to sit

down, stretch your legs particularly if

773

: 00:42:00

you're going to have another long leg of

a flight coming up have a, have a meal.

774

: 00:42:04

Okay.

775

: 00:42:04

That's not in the air.

776

: 00:42:06

But yeah and what about you,

Christine, do you have any

777

: 00:42:08

other last tips before we move

778

: 00:42:10

Christine: I think the last one, I haven't

figured out how to perfect this, but

779

: 00:42:13

some, something I've seen a lot on Tik

or these some, this idea of traveling

780

: 00:42:20

during um, shoulder seasons and maximum

781

: 00:42:23

and maximizing your PTO.

782

: 00:42:25

So shoulder seasons, I was researching.

783

: 00:42:28

It's Transcribed It's not, it's

traveling to an area, not during

784

: 00:42:32

the high season or off season.

785

: 00:42:34

There's a, there's a period of time in

between where, you know, you could still

786

: 00:42:40

get the, maybe if you're traveling to

somewhere nice and it's not, it's not

787

: 00:42:45

the high season, but it's not quite the

off season where maybe the weather isn't

788

: 00:42:48

as nice, but traveling during that.

789

: 00:42:50

that time of shoulder season, but

then also maximizing your PTO.

790

: 00:42:56

So I've, I've seen this a lot on, on

TikTok and Instagram where choosing

791

: 00:43:02

when you take your PTO and sort of book

ending, like holidays or, or, You know,

792

: 00:43:09

around Christmas and New Year's, like

if, if your job's already giving you

793

: 00:43:14

time off, adding your PTO to around

that time so you are off even longer

794

: 00:43:21

you know, I haven't figured out how to

perfect that yet, but I feel like that's

795

: 00:43:24

a really clever way to, to maximize that

time and then also give you time to,

796

: 00:43:30

to travel to places And actually feel

like you're able to spend time in them.

797

: 00:43:35

Because I feel like sometimes

traveling abroad for five

798

: 00:43:39

days feels too short to me.

799

: 00:43:41

But and then, you know, this last point if

you're able to work remotely, if your job

800

: 00:43:46

allows, Then you can work from anywhere.

801

: 00:43:51

You can travel to

802

: 00:43:52

Spain and, and, and work remotely or

803

: 00:43:55

Alexandra: I was actually just

talking to my mother and the

804

: 00:43:57

family friends from California.

805

: 00:43:59

Their son was younger than I, so he was

going through undergraduate during COVID.

806

: 00:44:05

And I guess some of him and

some of his friends decided to

807

: 00:44:09

pack their bags, go to Europe.

808

: 00:44:10

And since all classes were online,

or you just have to check in, they

809

: 00:44:14

ended up doing like six months

in Europe, just moving around and

810

: 00:44:18

spending time in different cities.

811

: 00:44:19

And they would just, you know, hop

onto class when they needed to.

812

: 00:44:21

And I was like, Oh my gosh,

why didn't I think of that?

813

: 00:44:24

Cause I'm guessing it probably was

not Any more expensive than paying

814

: 00:44:29

for room and board for a term.

815

: 00:44:30

So anyways, I thought that was

816

: 00:44:32

cool

817

: 00:44:32

Christine: pretty, that's pretty epic.

818

: 00:44:35

Alexandra: and then the other thing I

would say is like if you're have a long

819

: 00:44:37

leg of like a long flight to somewhere

Maybe using the evening hours to try

820

: 00:44:44

and get there so you can If you can

sleep on a plane, then you're using

821

: 00:44:48

that and maybe get a little rest before

and then hit the ground running to

822

: 00:44:52

what you would like to do when you know

you land and it's hopefully daylight.

823

: 00:44:56

Christine: Yeah, exactly.

824

: 00:44:57

That's a good point.

825

: 00:44:58

Alexandra: So,

826

: 00:44:59

Christine: That's something I'm,

keeping in mind as we start thinking

827

: 00:45:01

about our trip for next year.

828

: 00:45:03

So, we'll have to, maybe we'll

share our, as, as we make plans

829

: 00:45:08

we'll share our, our, our process.

830

: 00:45:10

That

831

: 00:45:11

Alexandra: And that might be fun.

832

: 00:45:11

Maybe we'll do a podcast abroad,

833

: 00:45:14

Christine: would be cool.

834

: 00:45:15

Alexandra: an episode on the road.

835

: 00:45:17

But since Christine, you definitely have

your finger more on the pulse of social

836

: 00:45:20

media, who are some, do you have any

travel influencers or accounts that you

837

: 00:45:24

like to follow because of the advice

that they give or destinations they

838

: 00:45:28

Christine: Yeah, so the, I'll start

with this one because my friend Tori

839

: 00:45:33

introduced me to this, this, I'm

not necessarily a cruise person.

840

: 00:45:38

Honestly, the idea of getting on a

massive cruise ship is probably my

841

: 00:45:42

nightmare and is not how I want to

travel, but there is, there is one

842

: 00:45:46

cruise line that I would consider

traveling with and that's Viking Cruises.

843

: 00:45:51

And I love, if you're looking for

some inspiration, There, whoever runs

844

: 00:45:57

their social media, they do a good

job because not only is it scenically

845

: 00:46:01

beautiful, but their accommodations are.

846

: 00:46:05

What I would want out

of a cruise experience.

847

: 00:46:08

They're smaller, and because they're

smaller, they're able to get into

848

: 00:46:12

areas that the those massive cruise

ships aren't able to go into.

849

: 00:46:16

So I would say check out Viking Cruises

if you're interested in doing a cruise.

850

: 00:46:21

They do some really clever trips like

through Europe and, and you know,

851

: 00:46:27

all over the world, but I would say

check out Viking Cruises, and then I

852

: 00:46:32

recently came across this this girl.

853

: 00:46:34

Her name's Maddy Smith.

854

: 00:46:35

Her, her handle is On The Moo

with Mad, and she has this awesome

855

: 00:46:40

series called Out and Back.

856

: 00:46:41

She's located she lives in D.

857

: 00:46:43

C.

858

: 00:46:44

and she does these, these, these, Mini

trips where she travels to a location

859

: 00:46:50

for a day, for just one day, whether

that's she takes a plane or she takes

860

: 00:46:56

a train or she, or she drives and you

basically follow along on day in the

861

: 00:47:00

life, essentially of her, of her day.

862

: 00:47:01

For of her traveling to all

these different locations.

863

: 00:47:04

And I think that's so clever.

864

: 00:47:05

It's like, if you're able, if

you're able to, to, to travel

865

: 00:47:09

like that, I'd say, give it a try.

866

: 00:47:11

It's definitely a way to feed that

desire, that wanderlust and to see

867

: 00:47:15

parts of where you live that you

might not otherwise get to see.

868

: 00:47:19

So.

869

: 00:47:20

Alexandra: I think he sent me one of

her videos and they went down to Florida

870

: 00:47:23

for a day and I was like, Hey, you know,

I'm just thinking, maybe Christina,

871

: 00:47:28

you and I should try and do that.

872

: 00:47:30

Like to go to Savannah or somewhere

else that we, we both want to hit

873

: 00:47:34

and just go, Hey, let's meet here

874

: 00:47:36

Christine: Yeah, totally.

875

: 00:47:37

I, I would definitely, it's, it's

just rethinking how it's a, it's a,

876

: 00:47:44

it's a different take on travel that I

don't think a lot of people consider.

877

: 00:47:47

It's like, you can just, you can do a

day trip and it be a travel experience,

878

: 00:47:52

which I think is so important.

879

: 00:47:55

Approachable, I think people who

might not be able to, one, commit

880

: 00:47:59

or maybe afford to do a week long

vacation, like, travel vacation.

881

: 00:48:06

So, check her out.

882

: 00:48:08

I, I, I really like her a lot.

883

: 00:48:10

And then the last one I, I, I found

this group called well and good on

884

: 00:48:16

Instagram year and a half, two years ago.

885

: 00:48:19

And they've since grown their their brand.

886

: 00:48:22

And they also have, they have an

account called well and good travels,

887

: 00:48:25

which if you're looking for more

inspiration, I would say, check them out.

888

: 00:48:29

They, they've got some

good recommendations.

889

: 00:48:32

yeah, so those are just a

couple that have come to mind.

890

: 00:48:35

There are many out there but I, I would

say, yeah, those are my top three.

891

: 00:48:40

Alexandra: All right.

892

: 00:48:40

So if any of our listeners, do you have

any people or accounts that you follow

893

: 00:48:45

with great advice or cool trip ideas?

894

: 00:48:48

Definitely give us a shout and

let us know cause we would love

895

: 00:48:52

to share that information as well.

896

: 00:48:54

All right.

897

: 00:48:54

Moving into our last section for today,

Christine, if you or I, or we were

898

: 00:49:00

to move abroad, why haven't we yet?

899

: 00:49:03

What's stopping us?

900

: 00:49:04

Christine: Well, actually, I've

considered this a lot within

901

: 00:49:09

the last year, I would say.

902

: 00:49:11

I, when I left my last job, I

definitely was like, Maybe I'll

903

: 00:49:15

just move abroad and work abroad.

904

: 00:49:18

So it's definitely not off the table.

905

: 00:49:20

It's something I, I would love to do.

906

: 00:49:23

Why haven't I or what's stopping?

907

: 00:49:26

I would say it's, I don't know if it's

just because we're here in the States.

908

: 00:49:30

It's not as easy of a process if

I was already living in Europe, or

909

: 00:49:36

I don't know, what do you think?

910

: 00:49:38

I, I would love to do it,

911

: 00:49:39

but it's, it's

912

: 00:49:41

Alexandra: I was thinking too, like

some of the paperwork that you'd have

913

: 00:49:45

to get in line to do that and are

finding a job to support you over there.

914

: 00:49:49

And, you know, that's kind

of the difference, right?

915

: 00:49:52

Are you going to go and find a job?

916

: 00:49:53

Are you going to find a

job there and then go?

917

: 00:49:55

Or do you have a job here that you can

be, you know, basically located in another

918

: 00:50:00

part of the world at a different office?

919

: 00:50:01

And I think some of that might be ease

up some of the paperwork process because

920

: 00:50:05

they, the company might then help you

with your visa application or allow you to

921

: 00:50:11

apply for a visa to live and work abroad.

922

: 00:50:14

So I definitely think

that is a bit daunting.

923

: 00:50:17

I don't think it's impossible.

924

: 00:50:18

It just right now that thinking about

it causes me a major amount of stress

925

: 00:50:23

of just like, Oh my gosh, the paperwork.

926

: 00:50:25

And having just been through a

name change, I'm like, I don't

927

: 00:50:28

know that I can just, okay, no

more paperwork for a little while.

928

: 00:50:31

Please, please, no

929

: 00:50:32

Christine: you do so much already, friend.

930

: 00:50:36

Alexandra: But like, Christina,

it's not off the table in terms

931

: 00:50:39

of like, I would love to do it.

932

: 00:50:41

And I think some of what holds

me back is the, is a little bit

933

: 00:50:44

of fear and insecurity of like,

what if it doesn't work out?

934

: 00:50:48

Knowing that I can come back,

you know, and make it work.

935

: 00:50:50

But like, I'm not somebody who

loves to fail at doing things.

936

: 00:50:55

So I'm trying not to let

that stop me from trying.

937

: 00:50:58

But yeah, it's like, what if, what if

I make it there and I don't like it?

938

: 00:51:04

I'm somebody who is not so great with the

buildup to change, but then once change

939

: 00:51:09

happens, I'm like, all right, fine.

940

: 00:51:10

I'm here.

941

: 00:51:10

Might

942

: 00:51:11

as well.

943

: 00:51:12

Christine: you just get dragged

944

: 00:51:13

Alexandra: it's like,

945

: 00:51:14

Christine: but once it's there,

946

: 00:51:15

Alexandra: yeah.

947

: 00:51:16

yeah.

948

: 00:51:16

Then I'm like, Oh, fine.

949

: 00:51:17

Okay.

950

: 00:51:18

Here.

951

: 00:51:18

What was all the fuss about?

952

: 00:51:19

So yeah, I think, I think it's something

I'd also want to do with my person.

953

: 00:51:25

Not that it wouldn't be cool to live

in a different country on my own, but

954

: 00:51:28

I would want to go, I think with either

a friend or a romantic partner as we've

955

: 00:51:33

talked about in this, the show that I

would like to meet him soon, you know,

956

: 00:51:36

Hey universe, if you would like to

plot me in his path, that'd be great.

957

: 00:51:40

But to have somebody to also.

958

: 00:51:42

Build on an experience

with, I think it'd be

959

: 00:51:44

Christine: Yeah, I agree.

960

: 00:51:46

I

961

: 00:51:46

think that's something

that holds me back, too.

962

: 00:51:48

Not, not, not because I feel like I need

to travel with someone, but that's really

963

: 00:51:55

putting me out of my comfort zone and

964

: 00:51:58

plopping me, yeah, plopping me

in a place where I don't know

965

: 00:52:01

anybody, and I have, you know, I'm

learning a new job or a new culture.

966

: 00:52:08

Yeah.

967

: 00:52:08

new language.

968

: 00:52:09

So I won't say that's holding me back and

will keep me from doing it, but that's

969

: 00:52:14

definitely a a factor for me that I, I've

970

: 00:52:17

sort of

971

: 00:52:17

have to push myself past.

972

: 00:52:21

Alexandra: hmm.

973

: 00:52:21

And I think part of it,

too, is the expense, right?

974

: 00:52:25

The

975

: 00:52:26

expense of

976

: 00:52:26

Christine: It's, expensive.

977

: 00:52:27

The

978

: 00:52:29

Alexandra: because even to move within,

The same state here, it can be expensive,

979

: 00:52:33

so the thought of moving not only

abroad but getting your stuff there or

980

: 00:52:38

having to buy stuff for, to furnish an

apartment or a living space the cost

981

: 00:52:42

of just traveling there I mean, I think

that can also be very daunting for

982

: 00:52:46

Christine: Which is why

if you find a job that.

983

: 00:52:48

Alexandra: might help

984

: 00:52:49

Christine: Will help re with

relocation or, you know,

985

: 00:52:53

setting you up in a furnished

apartment, like things like that.

986

: 00:52:57

That's a really lucky

situation to find yourself in.

987

: 00:53:00

So I understand that that's not

the, the case for everybody.

988

: 00:53:02

But you know.

989

: 00:53:04

It's a beautiful thing to

think about in, in, in theory.

990

: 00:53:08

So making it a reality

would be wonderful, but

991

: 00:53:12

Alexandra: Yeah.

992

: 00:53:13

So, okay.

993

: 00:53:14

Pick of your places.

994

: 00:53:16

The world is your oyster.

995

: 00:53:18

If you could live abroad and

move abroad, where would you go?

996

: 00:53:20

Mm

997

: 00:53:23

Christine: So we've talked about this.

998

: 00:53:28

I desperately wish I was somebody

who could pick up languages easily.

999

: 00:53:33

So I feel at this point in my

life, I'd have to be in an English

: 1000

00:53:36,645 --> 00:53:38,575

speaking country just because.

: 1001

00:53:38,595 --> 00:53:42,565

I wish I could pick up languages

more easily, but if that wasn't a

: 1002

00:53:42,565 --> 00:53:44,675

factor I probably live in Italy.

: 1003

00:53:44,825 --> 00:53:46,075

Honestly, I, I'm,

: 1004

00:53:46,165 --> 00:53:48,575

I'm currently practicing my Italian again.

: 1005

00:53:48,585 --> 00:53:53,345

You know, I think the key, the key

to, you know, becoming fluent in any

: 1006

00:53:53,345 --> 00:53:55,555

language is immersing yourself in it.

: 1007

00:53:55,575 --> 00:53:58,830

And, you know, Having

conversations in, in that language.

: 1008

00:53:58,913 --> 00:54:00,383

Alexandra: And consistency and use,

: 1009

00:54:00,433 --> 00:54:01,313

Christine: exactly.

: 1010

00:54:01,343 --> 00:54:03,333

So I, I would love to live in Italy.

: 1011

00:54:03,613 --> 00:54:08,695

I would, I would say, any finding

a, the, the, like a post in, in a

: 1012

00:54:08,695 --> 00:54:13,715

European country, just so that I would

be able to easily travel to different

: 1013

00:54:13,765 --> 00:54:14,315

countries.

: 1014

00:54:14,675 --> 00:54:19,325

So whether that's England or I guess

England would probably be the, the

: 1015

00:54:19,425 --> 00:54:25,105

main one because one I'd be able to

understand the language easily and I could

: 1016

00:54:25,125 --> 00:54:27,176

easily travel throughout all of Europe.

: 1017

00:54:27,246 --> 00:54:30,136

But I, I think the dream

would be Italy for me.

: 1018

00:54:30,246 --> 00:54:30,506

Alexandra: Very

: 1019

00:54:30,506 --> 00:54:30,826

cool.

: 1020

00:54:31,526 --> 00:54:33,516

Similar for practicality purposes.

: 1021

00:54:33,516 --> 00:54:36,875

And I think I would, if going

solely in practicality, I'd probably

: 1022

00:54:36,875 --> 00:54:38,175

pick an English speaking country.

: 1023

00:54:38,175 --> 00:54:43,115

So either like England or Scotland or

something kind of in the British Isles.

: 1024

00:54:43,407 --> 00:54:45,937

Also to the point that you

made, because it would be.

: 1025

00:54:46,752 --> 00:54:50,982

Much easier to travel to other European

countries, which is where I want to do

: 1026

00:54:50,982 --> 00:54:55,612

a lot of my traveling So I'm sure in

terms of time and expense it is It's

: 1027

00:54:55,622 --> 00:54:59,332

much simpler to travel from England

as compared to coming from the States.

: 1028

00:54:59,932 --> 00:55:05,152

A little bit on the practicality side,

but also because I would want to, Canada.

: 1029

00:55:05,212 --> 00:55:07,072

I'd love to live in the Quebec region.

: 1030

00:55:07,372 --> 00:55:10,112

So where they speak more, I think

predominantly French, but there's

: 1031

00:55:10,112 --> 00:55:11,422

also a lot of English speaking.

: 1032

00:55:11,702 --> 00:55:14,433

So I could practice French, even

though it'd be more Quebecois

: 1033

00:55:15,053 --> 00:55:16,453

type French than like Canada.

: 1034

00:55:16,963 --> 00:55:17,793

Parisian French.

: 1035

00:55:18,163 --> 00:55:22,423

And so I think they use slightly

different words and slang, just

: 1036

00:55:22,423 --> 00:55:26,153

how English is different depending

on the country that you're in.

: 1037

00:55:26,700 --> 00:55:27,950

So I think that would be really fun.

: 1038

00:55:27,960 --> 00:55:32,390

Plus also easy to come back to the

States and travel where I'd like to here.

: 1039

00:55:32,440 --> 00:55:34,520

So that's kind of the benefit of that.

: 1040

00:55:34,530 --> 00:55:39,360

But if I were to push myself and really

to just fully immerse would be somewhere

: 1041

00:55:39,360 --> 00:55:41,740

in France to kind of get back that.

: 1042

00:55:42,010 --> 00:55:45,100

Fluency I used to have and, or Germany.

: 1043

00:55:45,180 --> 00:55:48,480

I would really like to learn German

and to really learn a new language.

: 1044

00:55:48,840 --> 00:55:51,150

So because I, I, I do.

: 1045

00:55:51,805 --> 00:55:55,385

enjoy learning languages and I

can pick up things pretty well.

: 1046

00:55:55,455 --> 00:55:57,635

And right now it's just having the time.

: 1047

00:55:58,235 --> 00:56:01,655

Sometimes Duolingo shouts at me

going, Hey, don't forget your lesson.

: 1048

00:56:02,385 --> 00:56:03,195

I'm like, I'm sorry.

: 1049

00:56:03,195 --> 00:56:03,595

I'm sorry.

: 1050

00:56:03,595 --> 00:56:04,005

I'm trying.

: 1051

00:56:04,005 --> 00:56:04,535

I'm getting there.

: 1052

00:56:05,195 --> 00:56:09,705

But yes, as you can tell, both Christine

are already preparing for: 2025

: 1053

00:56:10,165 --> 00:56:14,265

so we will keep you updated on our

progress in both the language and our

: 1054

00:56:14,410 --> 00:56:17,790

Christine: I, yeah, I will say I am

pleasantly surprised at how, when

: 1055

00:56:17,790 --> 00:56:22,960

I started practicing Italian again,

how much came back to me from, I

: 1056

00:56:22,960 --> 00:56:31,730

mean, I, I studied it for six, six to

eight years and picking it up again.

: 1057

00:56:32,365 --> 00:56:36,195

I, I'm pleasantly surprised and I

feel like, you know, I was always

: 1058

00:56:36,195 --> 00:56:40,525

very timid with speaking, but you

know, at my current job, I've got,

: 1059

00:56:40,655 --> 00:56:46,455

I'm surrounded by people who speak

Italian, who speak Spanish and English.

: 1060

00:56:46,825 --> 00:56:51,315

So, it's really a wonderful

environment to immerse myself in,

: 1061

00:56:51,365 --> 00:56:53,285

in all three of those languages.

: 1062

00:56:53,375 --> 00:56:58,710

I will say, like, I don't know if

others Will agree with me on this, but

: 1063

00:56:58,710 --> 00:57:03,410

I feel like because English is my first

language, it's made learning other

: 1064

00:57:03,410 --> 00:57:08,544

languages difficult because English

is so different, like there's so many

: 1065

00:57:08,544 --> 00:57:11,694

exceptions to the rule when it comes to

English and, and well, at least when it

: 1066

00:57:11,694 --> 00:57:16,164

comes to the romance languages, I feel

like if, if you were a native Spanish

: 1067

00:57:16,164 --> 00:57:21,947

speaker, maybe picking up Italian

would be simpler, but I could be wrong.

: 1068

00:57:22,007 --> 00:57:22,417

And.

: 1069

00:57:22,482 --> 00:57:23,382

Correct me

: 1070

00:57:23,382 --> 00:57:23,862

if I'm

: 1071

00:57:24,082 --> 00:57:26,935

Alexandra: I mean, I think what

the Italian the Romance languages

: 1072

00:57:26,935 --> 00:57:28,685

are French, Italian, Spanish.

: 1073

00:57:29,085 --> 00:57:32,445

I think Romanian is also

classified as a Romance language.

: 1074

00:57:32,515 --> 00:57:34,285

And Catalan I think that's it.

: 1075

00:57:34,745 --> 00:57:37,905

It's the, what they speak in

the Catalonian region of Spain.

: 1076

00:57:37,905 --> 00:57:41,145

So it's a mix of Spanish and French.

: 1077

00:57:41,505 --> 00:57:44,225

So I'd love to learn

that, but you're so right.

: 1078

00:57:44,225 --> 00:57:44,505

I think.

: 1079

00:57:45,820 --> 00:57:50,370

I think English can be a difficult

language to learn because every rule

: 1080

00:57:50,370 --> 00:57:53,360

that we have, many others break it.

: 1081

00:57:54,160 --> 00:57:56,960

You know, it's like, I'm thinking

of like all the silly rules of,

: 1082

00:57:57,240 --> 00:58:01,930

you know I before E except after C,

except for in a bunch of these words.

: 1083

00:58:02,535 --> 00:58:05,745

And so there's just a little

inconsistency, but I think that

: 1084

00:58:05,745 --> 00:58:09,535

really has to do with for lack of

a better term, English is a very

: 1085

00:58:10,005 --> 00:58:13,545

bastardized language of so many others.

: 1086

00:58:13,545 --> 00:58:17,275

It's like we chop up parts of German

and parts of Latin and then there's

: 1087

00:58:17,285 --> 00:58:22,965

French and, you know, so it's, it's

just an amalgamation of different things

: 1088

00:58:22,965 --> 00:58:25,585

that kind of worked weirdly together.

: 1089

00:58:25,905 --> 00:58:29,265

And I don't know that it has

totally worked, so, know.

: 1090

00:58:29,835 --> 00:58:30,855

Christine: Oh, fun fact.

: 1091

00:58:30,855 --> 00:58:33,285

Before we leave our topic on languages.

: 1092

00:58:33,525 --> 00:58:38,175

So the other day, this past week

practicing my Italian, I, you know,

: 1093

00:58:38,175 --> 00:58:41,445

they're slowly introducing different

countries or different cities.

: 1094

00:58:41,445 --> 00:58:46,850

In Italian, I learned

what German is in Italian.

: 1095

00:58:47,279 --> 00:58:51,059

Alexandra: Okay, can I say what it is in

French and see if it's anywhere close?

: 1096

00:58:51,289 --> 00:58:54,479

Okay, so Germany in French is Allemagne.

: 1097

00:58:55,049 --> 00:58:56,549

Is it any close to Italian?

: 1098

00:58:57,099 --> 00:58:57,749

No, it's a bit

: 1099

00:58:57,764 --> 00:58:58,204

Christine: it's different.

: 1100

00:58:58,224 --> 00:59:02,624

So, So, for example, German

came up, Switzerland's come up

: 1101

00:59:02,914 --> 00:59:08,454

London has come up, like, okay,

Londra is, is London in Italian,

: 1102

00:59:08,684 --> 00:59:11,984

Svizzera is Switzerland in Italian,

: 1103

00:59:12,343 --> 00:59:12,491

Alexandra: I like

: 1104

00:59:12,856 --> 00:59:14,526

Christine: Tedesco, is German.

: 1105

00:59:14,776 --> 00:59:15,366

Alexandra: Tedesco.

: 1106

00:59:15,606 --> 00:59:19,816

I'm sorry, isn't, why do I

feel like Tedesco is a a grocer

: 1107

00:59:20,611 --> 00:59:21,301

Christine: Tesco.

: 1108

00:59:21,711 --> 00:59:22,081

Tesco.

: 1109

00:59:22,796 --> 00:59:23,056

Alexandra: Tesco.

: 1110

00:59:23,086 --> 00:59:23,206

Okay.

: 1111

00:59:24,086 --> 00:59:25,976

I was like, that sounds vaguely familiar.

: 1112

00:59:26,311 --> 00:59:27,371

Christine: And I'm just gonna double

: 1113

00:59:27,371 --> 00:59:28,381

check that I'm right.

: 1114

00:59:28,431 --> 00:59:29,821

But I'm pretty sure that's correct.

: 1115

00:59:30,161 --> 00:59:32,654

German in Italian.

: 1116

00:59:32,828 --> 00:59:35,196

Alexandra: Yeah, it's kind of

interesting that we don't call

: 1117

00:59:35,216 --> 00:59:38,646

countries by the name of the country.

: 1118

00:59:38,996 --> 00:59:41,626

That that country is called

in its native language.

: 1119

00:59:41,726 --> 00:59:42,186

I find that so

: 1120

00:59:42,311 --> 00:59:42,921

Christine: Yeah.

: 1121

00:59:43,841 --> 00:59:44,511

Tedesco.

: 1122

00:59:44,561 --> 00:59:48,611

T E D E S C O is German in Italian.

: 1123

00:59:49,571 --> 00:59:50,261

Which I, it's, it's

: 1124

00:59:50,586 --> 00:59:51,576

Alexandra: You learn something new

: 1125

00:59:51,601 --> 00:59:54,131

Christine: I was like,

that's so interesting.

: 1126

00:59:55,931 --> 00:59:58,021

Yeah, because this week's

lessons were around languages,

: 1127

00:59:58,601 --> 01:00:01,070

so, so Svizzera Tedesco, German

: 1128

01:00:01,300 --> 01:00:01,820

Alexandra: Oh, the

: 1129

01:00:02,185 --> 01:00:02,775

Christine: yeah,

: 1130

01:00:03,185 --> 01:00:04,015

correct, the

: 1131

01:00:04,015 --> 01:00:05,625

languages, sorry,

: 1132

01:00:05,765 --> 01:00:06,585

clarifying that.

: 1133

01:00:06,660 --> 01:00:07,890

Alexandra: what's the country called?

: 1134

01:00:07,945 --> 01:00:08,705

Christine: the country called?

: 1135

01:00:08,715 --> 01:00:09,125

Let's see.

: 1136

01:00:09,455 --> 01:00:14,856

It might be German, Germania,

too Italian, Germania.

: 1137

01:00:15,613 --> 01:00:16,293

Germania.

: 1138

01:00:17,149 --> 01:00:17,859

Germania.

: 1139

01:00:18,159 --> 01:00:21,519

But, but German, the

German language is Tedesco.

: 1140

01:00:21,874 --> 01:00:22,534

Alexandra: Interesting.

: 1141

01:00:22,731 --> 01:00:26,008

That would not be intuitively

what I would have gone

: 1142

01:00:26,078 --> 01:00:27,158

Christine: no, same.

: 1143

01:00:27,438 --> 01:00:27,778

Anyway.

: 1144

01:00:27,778 --> 01:00:29,938

Oh, around.

: 1145

01:00:29,981 --> 01:00:33,171

Alexandra: So now that we've gone on

that fun little rabbit hole of languages

: 1146

01:00:33,171 --> 01:00:37,241

and what we would learn if we were

to move, move to a different country.

: 1147

01:00:37,551 --> 01:00:39,891

Do you have any last thoughts

on the topic of moving abroad?

: 1148

01:00:39,978 --> 01:00:41,376

If we were to do that,

: 1149

01:00:41,451 --> 01:00:45,089

Christine: I think, you know, when

thinking about how I would support,

: 1150

01:00:45,099 --> 01:00:48,309

like what sort of job I would take

abroad or how I'd support myself,

: 1151

01:00:48,339 --> 01:00:53,729

I've had, I've had many interests and

my background is sort of, I I have.

: 1152

01:00:54,119 --> 01:00:59,419

Education in the sound

production and editing worlds.

: 1153

01:00:59,419 --> 01:01:04,809

But a lot of my professional experience

since college has been in the events

: 1154

01:01:04,809 --> 01:01:07,149

world, like large scale events.

: 1155

01:01:07,519 --> 01:01:12,459

And I have, you know, the, these

interest in like hospitality and.

: 1156

01:01:12,819 --> 01:01:13,779

Interior design.

: 1157

01:01:13,779 --> 01:01:19,816

So if I were to think about what sort

of job I would want to have abroad,

: 1158

01:01:19,816 --> 01:01:22,686

it might be in the hospitality sphere.

: 1159

01:01:22,946 --> 01:01:23,486

I don't know.

: 1160

01:01:23,566 --> 01:01:25,466

Have you thought about

that at all, Alexandra Lee?

: 1161

01:01:25,466 --> 01:01:28,146

What would, what sort of

work would you do abroad?

: 1162

01:01:29,562 --> 01:01:34,622

Cause I, I think like the idea of living

abroad is appealing, but you know,

: 1163

01:01:34,622 --> 01:01:39,062

like I've, because I was really

considering like, Oh, if I were going to

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do this, what, how would I support myself?

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What would I do?

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So I was wondering if you thought

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Alexandra: I don't know.

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I find it hard to answer that question.

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A lot of, as you said, professional

experiences in higher education, which I

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don't know that I would want to stay in

if I were to move abroad enjoy business.

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So something within that sphere, maybe

marketing would be kind of interesting.

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But I don't know that we've really

talked about it on this podcast, but I'm

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really trying to pursue my own business.

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So would definitely involve being fluent.

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If not almost like a native

speaker in another language to do

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that kind of work somewhere else.

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So I don't know, potential

for the future, we'll see.

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I'll keep you updated on

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my

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Christine: on that.

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Yeah,

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Alexandra: French.

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Christine: but, but those listening,

have you thought about like moving

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abroad and living and working?

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If so, have you done it?

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Or what's holding you back?

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Or have you thought about how would

you make that happen for yourself?

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Because we'd love some advice.

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Alexandra: And if you haven't

done it, what, what can you share

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with us your experiences so that

others who are interested can

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also learn from what you've done?

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I'd love to see that kind of, again,

creating that community who is supportive

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of each other and helpful in any aspect

from whatever we've talked about.

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Christine: Yeah, absolutely.

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Alexandra: Alright.

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Christine: Alrighty, well, as we wrap

up today's episode, we've journeyed

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through tales of wanderlust, shared

memories of past adventures, and dreamed

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of destinations yet to be explored.

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From insider travel tips to

exhilarating prospects of living

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abroad, our conversation has been

a passport to new perspectives.

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Remember, whether you're exploring

the cobblestone streets of a historic

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city or hiking through the wilderness

of a far off land, each journey holds

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the promise of discovery and growth.

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So, as you embark on your next

adventure, may your travels be

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filled with unforgettable moments

and enriching experiences.

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Thank you for joining us on this

expedition through the world of travel.

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Until next time, keep exploring, stay

curious, and let the journey continue.

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Chat soon!

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Alexandra: Enjoying the

conversations we're having and

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the topics we're discussing?

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