Navigating the Journey
Fresh from the journey
About this project
A hub for hopeful 9–5 travelers. Budget-friendly routes, mindset shifts, and small escapes that fit real life.”
IT’S OKAY TO TRAVEL WITHOUT GOING FAR
How to enjoy where you are with what you have.
Objective
You don’t have to cross borders to feel like you’re going somewhere. With a little curiosity, creativity, and care, you can travel without leaving home. Whether you live in the hills, the hood, or a high-rise, your next adventure might just be a walk away.
education
Perspective Is Your Passport
Your Everyday Is Someone’s Bucket List
While I dreamed of snow and skyscrapers, someone out there dreamed of white sands and salt air.
The French Footballer Story
Dreams Deferred, Dreams Shared
I watched an interview with a French footballer whose big international break was canceled due to lockdown. It reminded me: everyone’s reaching for something.
Lesson Learned
Water the Grass You Stand On
If you don’t have a passport, hop on a bus. Take a nature walk. Visit the town museum. Wonder and wander is free.
Advanced Packing Theory
🕐 Time Zone Negotiation
💳 Budget Alchemy 101
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Learning to see beauty at arm’s length
First Plane Ride at 12
Track Shoes & Tall Buildings
I was a baby athlete, just starting out in track and field, when I left my island for Tampa, Florida. The buildings were taller. The lights? Brighter. My little island-girl bubble popped. That trip cracked my world wide open.
Adaptability
Emotional Pulse
Logistitcs Recovery
Library-Fueled Wanderlust
Passport-Poor, Imagination-Rich
I started obsessing over flags, maps, cultures. Spent entire afternoons in the library planning trips I couldn’t yet afford.
Adaptability
Emotional Pulse
Logistitcs Recovery
Reality Check
Child #5 in a Family of 6
We weren’t needy, but money was strictly for needs. My track dues were often late, and trips were sponsored by quiet heroes and anonymous donors.
Adaptability
Emotional Pulse
Logistitcs Recovery
Plan B, Then Plan C
Tourist at Home
After high school, I stayed, stacked my coins, and decided to enjoy where I was: the beaches, the mangroves, the food, the people. That decision changed everything.
Now that I travel more often, I appreciate every place I visit because I first learned to see the beauty around me.
Adaptability
Emotional Pulse
Logistitcs Recovery
skills
Abilities shaped close to home
Navigating Sensitive Situations
Conflict Coach: Coaching young athletes taught me to resolve conflict, mediate, and advocate — skills I use everywhere.
Learning How to Learn
Google as My Travel Buddy: I taught myself about the world online — a self-taught energy that serves me in work, school, and community.
Confidence + Self-Expression
Speaking My Story: I learned to share my voice clearly and respectfully — a game changer in every setting.
Leadership + Flexibility
Pivot Queen: I organized events, managed schedules, and led groups. When things fell through, I adjusted fast.
Bounce-Back-Ability: Coaching and competing taught me resilience. Those skills led to scholarships, steady work, and new opportunities.
Final Boarding Thought
Your wallet might be dusty. Your passport might be blank. Doesn’t matter. What matters is your mindset. Your willingness to see your surroundings. Your ability to grow where you’re planted.
Travel is a mindset. Exploration is a habit. And wonder? Always free.
The grass is greener where you water it. So water it.