Tag: choices

My Big Fat Hollywood Move

May 23, 2019

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Mariana Rodrigues Cabral

in Home, Los Angeles, California, Travel & Adventure

A 24-year-old’s last-ditch effort at “following her dreams” with her boyfriend and moving across the country to see it through It’s been a little over a week since I stuffed my possessions into two suitcases, drained myself dry from parting hugs, and transported myself from Boston to Los Angeles where my boyfriend Rich and our…
A Wake-Up Call

May 25, 2016

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Mariana Rodrigues Cabral

in Austin, Texas, Travel & Adventure

Candid thoughts from a solo trip to Austin, Texas, during SXSW My boyfriend of a year and I broke up about a month before spring break in 2016. The loss of him in my life shattered my reality. I became numb and indifferent. I lost sight of my responsibilities, drank too much, and started to…