Blog
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Sabbatical Learning: How New Skills & Certifications 10x’d My Life
Trainer, Herbalist, Sound Healer & More: How Learning New Things 10x’d My Gap Year (and My Life) Learning new things is one of the fastest…
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Spartan Big Bear Trifecta: Fitness, Adventure & Alignment
What an amazing weekend at Spartan Big Bear in Big Bear Lake, California! The vibrant energy of the old-growth pines, the gorgeous sunny weather, and…
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Schrödinger’s Knee: Healing Pain Through Mindset & Movement
Remember Schrödinger’s cat—that famous quantum physics thought experiment where the cat in the box is both alive and dead at the same time, until you…
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Bodhi Tree Day Thailand: Time Theory, Enlightenment & Gap Year Magic
Hey wanderlusters, this is another episode of time freedom smashing face-first into epic travel epiphanies. It’s about ditching the 9-to-5 grind to chase sunsets and…
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Partner Cooking for Your Sabbatical: Soul-Aligned Meals & Shared Joy
It’s the absolute best. You’re working toward one gloriously delicious goal, divvying up the glamorous jobs (rolling pasta) and the soul-crushing ones (scrubbing the cheese…
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Three Lessons From My Blog’s First Feedback
Buckle up for some real talk about the early feedback on my Gap Year With Amy (GYWA) blog. It’s been a learning project putting this…
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Oregon Coast Gap Year Adventure: Nature, Seafood & Cosmic Winks
Y’all, the Oregon Coast Stole My Heart (and I’m Not Mad About It) The Oregon Coast just swept me off my feet, and I’m still…
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Gap Year Extended Travel: Soul-Aligned Adventures & Intentional Pauses
Picture this: a Sedona sunrise sets the red rocks ablaze, whispering secrets to your soul, or the electric buzz of a Thai night market, where…
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Kneading Joy: Baking, Flavors, and Finding My Fire
I’ve always loved kitchen time, baking bread, crafting desserts, and creating dishes that unite people. During my gap year, I swapped finance stress for flour-dusted…
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Yoga and Meditation for Your Sabbatical: Soul Whispers, Healing, & Flow
Hitting Pause to Discover Your Inner Flow Imagine beginning your day in an open-air yoga shala nestled high in the jungle canopy of Nosara, Costa…