Believe it or not, I use to hate travelling growing up. Long haul flights and having my ears pop during the change in air pressure on plane rides made me sick and antsy, while road tripping to the States was a discomfort of the past. It's definitely an understatement to say that it's such a blessing that I've been able to grow out of that mindset and to have had such diverse experiences under my travel resume.

The places below are a running list of places I've been to/lived in since I started my post-secondary education and where the bulk of my travel memories ignited.


2011

Taiwan (major cities: Taichung, Taipei, Kaoshing)
3 week straight "love boat" tour with OCAC

North California (San Franciso, San Jose, San Mateo & area)
10 day adventure with Aeroplan miles to visit my auntie =)


2012

Aruba
week long mission trip with my church 

Hong Kong
pit stop before the start of my exchange to visit family 

Osaka
a first time 5 day tour; a dream come true since I was in grade two and first learned about Japan

Korea (Seoul/Busan/Jeju)
my exchange of a life time with Education Abroad Program x University of Alberta

Quebec (Montreal, Quebec City day trip)
5 week French immersion program with EXPLORE

New York (Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn)
week long adventure to the Big Apple-a first, a must!

Ontario (Toronto, Niagara Falls)
week long all Canadian adventure eh?

 
2013

New York (dominantly Manhattan)
a two month internship with a fashion company  in the heart of Manhattan sponsored by Cultural Vistas

Philadelphia
short trip I made to visit a friend


2014

South East Asia:

 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

 Siem Reap, Cambodia

Penang, Malaysia

Singapore

 Yogyakarta, Indonesia (enroute to Bromo & Ijen)

 Bali, Indonesia 

 Hanoi, Vietnam 

making a desire a reality stemming since watching the 1040 documentary in 2010

Seoul, Korea
returning to my second home 
2015

Europe:

 Greece: Athens, Santorini

Italy: Rome, La Spezia/Cinque Terre, Florence, Venice, Milan

Switzerland: Lugano

Spain: Terassa, Barcelona