Hi! We finally made it to the town of Ubud, Bali. Ubud is known as the bohemian, cultural, artsy, and yoga capital of Bali. When we booked our Air BnB in Ubud, we decided to stay with a family here to get to know the area better and maybe meet some new people. We stayed…

We wrapped up our time in Seminyak doing some relaxed activities here like walking the beaches at sunset, eating the local food, and going to Potato Head Beach to check out the party life here. We decided to leave our Seminyak apartment this week to check out another area of Bali called Ubud. We heard…

The Reality of Life on the Road   This week was hard for me. I started getting homesick, I questioned myself, and almost felt like I was losing myself in this new journey. I know, three weeks into a one-year trip, and she’s already falling apart. I started to feel that there was no carved…

After countless delays and 25 hours of flight time later, we finally touched down in Bali! We were not looking forward to going through customs because it can be a long and tedious process at times , but it turned out to be smooth sailing. We had arranged for a driver to pick us up…

“Don’t be Concerned about Reaching Your Destination. Enjoy the Journey and the Destination will Take Care of Itself.” -Jenny Marie We spent the last few days with friends and family, and trying to get last minute trip stuff wrapped up. It was a really wonderful weekend with everyone, despite the feelings of stress and anxiety…

This is Really Happening It was a crazy couple of weeks leading up to the departure date of our trip. We had to think about move out dates, storage units, travel gear, selling our belongings, giving up our vehicles, booking flights, travel insurance, researching visas, vaccinations, physicals, last minute dental emergencies, fitting our belongings for all…

“New Beginnings are often disguised as painful endings.” –Lao Tzu I was on a late-night Pinterest binge the other night thanks to chronic insomnia as a result of being a night shifter for the last few years. I read this quote, and man did it summarize exactly how I am feeling. While I am incredibly…

Hello and Happy New Year, we made it out of 2016 alive! Thank you for checking out Nurse Vanessa! This is the first blog post I have ever written, and probably my worst, as this is entirely new territory for me. Thank you so much for choosing to come on this journey with me. I…