Tag: hollywood

My Big Fat Hollywood Move: In the Thick of It

Apr 5, 2020

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Mariana Rodrigues Cabral

in Discipline, Home, Life Purpose, Los Angeles, California

I don’t know how long I had been complacent before I moved out here, but I do remember feeling like Dustin Hoffman in the opening scene of The Graduate — propelling lifelessly on a moving walkway into his future. I bounced from one non-stimulating experience to another and rotated between the same toxic behavioral patterns.…
My Big Fat Hollywood Move: Baby Got Back Problems

Jun 2, 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 When I posted the first installment of my LA blog series, I had been on a writing high all day – something I hadn’t felt in months. I can’t tell you how long I sat…