January 2022 - P.S. Mabuhay

Hawaii

January 17, 2022

Gifting Myself a Trip to Hawaii for Christmas and New Years

Holidays are an interesting time for me. Since my family is not very conventional, I was able to take the two weeks that I had off of work and go somewhere. So why Hawaii? I have a friend, Carlo, that I kept in contact with over social media through the years who lives in Hawaii. I believe it was only less than a month from my actual landing in Hawaii that I decided that I was going to go. Carlo is also from my small Florida hometown and he decided to move out there after visiting a few years a[...]

Nashville, TN

Travel, Uncategorized

January 16, 2022

A Thanksgiving With Strangers in Nashville, TN

This post is long overdue, I know, but I believe that this experience was worth the post. Holidays have become a bit more different for me nowadays. I feel as though I don't need to spend them with family as tradition has it. For one, my parents are divorced. My mom doesn't celebrate holidays for religious reasons and my dad has friends and his side of the family he can spend these occasions with. This leaves me to have a bit more flexibility as to how I can choose to spend my holidays. Rather[...]