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Combating Loneliness

Combating Loneliness

Posted on December 9, 2016June 1, 2018 by Clara SymmesIn Africa, Morocco, Travel Advice, Where She Went

Don’t You Know We’re Riding on the Marrakech Express?

Don’t You Know We’re Riding on the Marrakech Express?

Posted on November 25, 2016June 1, 2018 by Clara SymmesIn Africa, Morocco, Where She Went

On Spontaneity

On Spontaneity

Posted on November 25, 2016June 1, 2018 by Clara SymmesIn Africa, Morocco, Travel Advice, Where She Went

Surviving the Chaos of Fez’s Medina

Surviving the Chaos of Fez’s Medina

Posted on November 24, 2016June 1, 2018 by Clara SymmesIn Africa, Morocco, Where She Went

Where She Slept – Fez, Morocco

Where She Slept – Fez, Morocco

Posted on November 22, 2016June 1, 2018 by Clara SymmesIn Africa, Morocco, Where She Slept

Metropolis Morocco – A Few Days in Casablanca

Metropolis Morocco – A Few Days in Casablanca

Posted on November 20, 2016June 12, 2018 by Clara SymmesIn Africa, Morocco, Where She Went

Surviving the Moroccan Taxi

Surviving the Moroccan Taxi

Posted on November 20, 2016June 1, 2018 by Clara SymmesIn Africa, Morocco, Where She Went

Where She Slept – Casablanca, Morocco

Where She Slept – Casablanca, Morocco

Posted on November 19, 2016June 1, 2018 by Clara SymmesIn Africa, Morocco, Where She Slept

Category: Africa

Do You Dream of Seeing the World?

Me, too! That’s why I made this budget blog for budget travelers.

Hi, I’m Clara, your Travel Engineer! As you’re reading this, I am probably planning my next adventure. I started this blog to keep up with my friends and family when I traveled to Europe and Morocco for eight weeks, but it was just too much fun to stop there!

Now, Where She Went is a place to share stories, advice, and dreams for all sorts of travel. I contribute some from my adventures and have created a space for my peers to contribute as well!

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Day 4: "My world is quite still as we plow slowly across the Atlantic Ocean. And I feel that. I feel no need other than to be present and to take my time. To talk sometimes, to be quiet others. I feel happy and calm. But there is no hiding that I am really on a working cargo vessel. The soot of the giant exhaust pipe, pumping out gray fog into the pale blue sky. Paint is chipping, rust is a constant enemy. There is no view which does not offer grime. The windows to are splattered with the sea salt and grimy residue. so I can understand why the crew has trouble understanding why I would want to pay to be here. The horizon is misty today, but I can tell the sun is coming out over us. The mist and clouds will burn off soon I think." . . . i am endlessly grateful to have had this time to reflect, learn, grow, and write. sometimes, it was wonderful, other times it was miserable. some days i flew, some days i could not stop thinking about sinking. it was marvelous, dull, and i feel so full.
If you had asked me four years ago what I would be doing in May 2019, I probably would have said "graduating from college." But here I am, one semester and 3,809.24 miles away from the Goucher College 2019 Commencement Ceremony. And while my classmates will be walking across a stage to receive their diplomas and embarking on post-graduate adventures, I am embarking on an Independent Vision and continuing to soak in the challenges and rewards of undergraduate life. Literally. "Independent Vision," a 35881-ton, 220.31m-long freighter, will cross the Atlantic Ocean over the next 14 days. And along with hundreds of shipping containers, she is carrying me back to the United States. Writing about a freighter ocean crossing has been a dream of mine for a few years now. The obscurity and the lack of information on this kind of travel attracted me to the challenge, and I cannot believe it is finally happening. Years of dreaming, weeks of preparing fellowship applications, months of filling out paperwork and budgeting, and the day is here. It's been a long time since I have felt as great as I do right now. I am really proud of myself for taking the path different from the one I planned on taking when I started college. For taking that semester off, for returning, for navigating my frustrating relationship with dance, for signing up for a random philosophy class that turned into my major, for always working to find a Plan D, E, or F, after A, B, and C failed, and for pushing myself when I was at my most mediocre. I feel a lot of doubt about the choices I've made when I consider how much I am ready to graduate from college, but I've had the tenacity and creativity to see these doubts also as opportunities to extend and enhance my learning and growth in a very unique way. So, here's to 14 days of sunrises and sunsets over the Atlantic, learning as I go, and never stopping pursuing my Independent Vision. I'm so freaking excited!!!!
doe-eyed 👁️👁️
who doesn't love golden hour in the mountains? 💛
@hanliprinsloo caught me journalin about the grumpy lil buffalo wading in the river. feeling so radiant and joyful after my 5 days laughing, learning, and sleeping under the stars of iMfolozi ✨
some beautiful women in a beautiful place
blown away by this beautiful planet 🌬️
went on a hunt for these easter egg houses in cape town 💜💙❤️💛
Shell yeah, bru 🤙🤙🤙 #lekkergagasi

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