Ada's Place
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People know me as a very kind, patient, and empathetic person. I see good in other people, and am quick to understand/forgive their mistakes. But I have a harder time applying this attitude toward myself. Especially over the past year, I’ve worked hard to try to be my own best friend. I’ve still got a…
The last time I took a big trip, I literally had no home to come back to. Now, I ended two months of travel feeling happier and more motivated than I have since I left Columbus, surrounded by new community, and eager to see what comes next. Travel Shortage My last travel post concluded after…
A year ago, I left my home and life in Columbus for a new adventure in the Netherlands. Help me celebrate by sharing some of ‘my culture’ with my new community! Details I’ll have some vegan snacks, and will try to get some spiced wine and apple cider too. Feel free to BYOB! About the…
Public transit, foreign stares, surveillance state, and consumerism, yay! The China leg of my trip was the most unfamiliar to me, and I was nervous about existing there as a trans person. My first interaction with the Chinese government affirmed this anxiety, as I was made to write and sign this for my visa application,…
If I have to be subjected to global discourse on this bullshit, then you can at least read what a trans person has to say about it. My Experience As a trans person, and an American subjected to years of national (now international) media attention on this “issue”, I have thought about it a lot.…
Australia Part 2! Including a bigger detour than Kauai to see the Great Barrier Reef, and good times in Brisbane with another friend. A busy last week in Queensland! The Call of THe Reef So. I knew the Great Barrier Reef was in Australia. And I knew that I’d be in Australia. But my brain…
My first time down under! Australia has been generous to me, as have my friends. This is how the first 2 weeks went, in New South Wales. Sydney + Blue Mountains June 12th was lost to me as I flew over the International Date Line, and arrived in Sydney the afternoon of the 13th. After…
Whoops, this one got away from me. Hawai’i was so amazing, I had to spend my first week in Australia writing about it 😂 Trying out some new photo galleries, and for the first time – VIDEO! Maui Resorts The first 5 days were with my mom, aunt, and cousin in a resort on the…