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Parasites in Paradise
This story starts with an optometrist in Cali, Colombia and ends at a health center in Weligama, Sri Lanka. This is a tale I never wanted...
Marina Moses
Feb 54 min read
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First Impressions: Sri Lanka
I can't believe it, but we've already been in Sri Lanka for a week! The little surf town of Weligama has really captured my heart...
Chelsea Moses
Jan 293 min read
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And We're Off....
After all the planning and packing (and unpacking and packing again) and getting rid of all our unnecessary stuff, the moment had finally...
Marina Moses
Jan 265 min read
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On the road again...
Leaving is hard. Or I guess, for me it is. It always has been, so I sometimes wonder why I would possibly have chosen the life I have....
Chelsea Moses
Jan 152 min read
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Preparing for the Trip...What a Trip!
I left the U.S. 3 years and 3 months ago thinking I was going on a brief trip to make space in my marriage for repairs. For the first...
Marina Moses
Jan 103 min read
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2025 - Big Plans!
First of all, Happy New Year! We've alluded to some big changes coming in 2025, and I guess that now is as good of a day as any to share...
Chelsea Moses
Jan 12 min read
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Part 15.b: Waiting Out the Darkness
I had definitely taken some steps backwards with the loss of my husband. I know we were divorced for 6 months when he left this planet...
Marina Moses
Dec 27, 20245 min read
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Part 15.a: Colombia, Year 2 - Life Goes On
In January of 2024, I moved out of the Airbnb I was sharing with Mama and into my first ever official lease with Andrés. I was so...
Chelsea Moses
Dec 18, 20245 min read
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Part 14b: How fragile this life is
After more than a year of traveling Chelsea and I both felt like a break and Colombia was offering a new digital nomad visa that we both...
Marina Moses
Dec 13, 20246 min read
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Part 14a: Colombia, Year 1 - Dreams and Nightmares
Arriving back in Cali was like coming home, in the absolute best way possible. Mama and I moved into a beautiful Airbnb with an awesome...
Chelsea Moses
Dec 12, 20244 min read
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Part 13b: Mexico City...Full of Surprises!
When I think back to Mexico City, I think about some of the best food I've ever eaten in my life. So why is it that.... It would seem...
Marina Moses
Dec 5, 20242 min read
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Part 13.a: Perspective is Everything
After three months at the lake, I was ready to get back to the big city. What better way to do that then to finally get to explore Mexico...
Chelsea Moses
Dec 4, 20243 min read
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Part 12.b: On car sickness, terrifying spiders, being too cold and amazing views...Oh, and some pretty great dogs!
We arrived in Guatemala City and headed for the charming little colonial town of Antigua. Surrounded by three volcanos and steeped in...
Marina Moses
Nov 27, 20243 min read
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Part 12.a: The Healing Lake
After so many months of constant traveling, I can honestly say that I was getting worn out. The longest I'd stayed in a country was two...
Chelsea Moses
Nov 27, 20243 min read
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Part 11.a: Running Away to Mexico
After a dissapointing couple of weeks in Ecuador and a slow but steady back recovery, we found ourselves fleeing to Playa del Carmen,...
Chelsea Moses
Nov 20, 20242 min read
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Part 11.b: Finding Refuge in Mexico
Something had happened to me in Ecuador. I hadn't felt the fight or flight feeling so intensely since I'd left my life behind in the US....
Marina Moses
Nov 20, 20245 min read
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Part 10.b: A Crushed Dream
I was in 5th or 6th grade when I had to pick a South American country to do a report on. I picked Ecuador. I remember very little about...
Marina Moses
Nov 13, 20243 min read
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Part 10.a: Doom and Gloom
Ecuador was Mama's Peru. I had zero expectations and had done zero research, but I was along for the ride. We headed to a little beach...
Chelsea Moses
Nov 13, 20243 min read
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Part 9.b: Peace in the Mountains
Chelsea and I landed in the Medellin airport and headed to the bus terminal, happy to meet Nicholas there. He had just flown in from...
Marina Moses
Nov 4, 20243 min read
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Part 9.a: A Breath of Fresh Air
In April, I was full of hope: after two months suffering in Peru, I was headed back to Colombia with Mama! This time, to a tiny mountain...
Chelsea Moses
Nov 4, 20242 min read
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