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How I Work

May 29, 2018 by Rae 11 Comments

Happy Tuesday! It's been a long, well-deserved weekend, but I'm ready to get back into the office and beast through the rest of the week. As many of you know, I started a new job about two weeks ago and I've been working hard on trying to get acclimated with the policies, procedures, and workflows of my team as well as the organization. As a result, things around here have been on pause. If I had to rate my new job on a scale from 1-10, it would definitely be a 20. I can't even begin to explain how ecstatic and grateful I am to finally be ...

Wanderlust

Travel Files: Cartagena

May 25, 2018 by Rae 1 Comment

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At the last minute before leaving the states, my indecisiveness kicked in. I had been doing a lot of research after I booked my flight to Medellin when I stumbled upon an article about Cartagena. I managed to find a cheap flight from Medellin to Cartagena and left on Saturday, returning on Tuesday. I arrived in Cartagena and it was time to explore! San Basilio Palenque As soon as I grabbed our bags, I scanned the crowd in search of Alex, the tour guide for San Basilio Palenque. He was a tall, slender man with smooth dark skin and spotted ...

Wanderlust

Travel Files: Medellin

May 10, 2018 by Rae 1 Comment

I've been trying to make myself sit down and recount the details of my trip for the last few weeks, but the words have been quite successful in escaping me. I guess I can start by sharing that I've had my qualms about visiting Colombia for some time now. The warnings and advisories from others when I expressed that this was my next destination didn't help either. Still, I hopped on a plane and hoped that Colombia would give me the memories that I desired.