Welcome!
I’m Anna. It seems you’ve stumbled upon my little spot here in the webisphere. This is where I talk travel, dream chasing, and living our best lives. (Yes, I said our, because we’re in this together now.)
You don’t need to go crazy and quit your 9 to 5 to travel full time like I did (or maybe you do. If that’s the case I won’t judge). But if there’s a dream you’re scared of chasing, or a purpose you’re nervous about stepping into I have news for you. It can be done! I am living proof.
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If you’re here to hire me for my email marketing and copywriting prowess (or to learn more about email marketing) you’ll want to go to afiwimarketing.com. Otherwise, stick around. This is where all the fun stuff goes down.
It’s only impossible until it’s done.
Prior to 2017, I had never traveled further than North America & the Caribbean. I had big dreams but I was too scared to make them happen. Then for my 32nd birthday vacation, I visited Asia and something had to give. A lot has happened since then and I can’t wait for what the future holds!
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From the Blog…
There’s no better time than now
I feel compelled to tell you – even though I am a random stranger, I believe the divine sends us encouragement and inspiration from the least likely of places – that the thing you’re afraid to do is waiting for you to let go of your fear and give birth to it. And if...
10 Practical Things It’s Easy to Forget When Planning a Year Abroad
I’m standing in line at the ATM in the Manila airport terminal. It’s 6:36PM local time and I landed over 3 hours ago to discover that there is a hold on my Scotiabank account, my CIBC account has insufficient funds (thanks to subscription deductions I didn’t budget...
Healing is Difficult
I've been sitting on half of the manuscript for Healing is Difficult + The Human Condition for several years. The other half was written in a short period - about a month, give or take a few days - following the ending of an encounter (it was complicated, and calling...
Taking Chances
While I've been writing a lot more this year, very little of it has been on this blog as I've been busy with other projects. Afiwi Marketing is coming along nicely, and there's now a podcast to go along with the blog. Like I said, I've been busy. I've been taking more...
Episode 3: 1 Book and a Quote – Lessons on Habit Formation by James Clear
Habits can make or break our lives, depending on the ones we allow ourselves to embrace. In this episode, I talk about one of my favourite books - Atomic Habits by James Clear. I share a few key take aways along with one of my favourite quotes from the...
Episode 2: Finding Your Super Power
"I don't have a talent," is a common lament. Yet, every single one of us has a thing we're good at. In this episode, I talk about how to figure out your creative genius aka 'super power', particularly when it's not something obvious. It's a good listen...
Episode 1: Just Start
This episode was recorded back in May, about 5 months ago. It explains why I started this podcast but more importantly, in the episode I talk about why you should get started on your thing - whatever it is - right now. Subscribe
Avoid overpacking for your trip with these 6 tips
It's no secret I'm not the best at packing. But over time I've learned from some of my mistakes and now I make better packing decisions. This newfound wisdom did not happen overnight though. I have countless stress-inducing moments at airline counters praying under my...
Why I still stay in hostels when I travel
"So what do you do with your stuff when you're going to sleep or going out?" This was a question from a friend who'd never stayed in a hostel and who swore he could never do it. I've heard this or similar questions from friends time and time again, and it's one that...
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