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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