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I Did The Chloe Ting 2 Week Shred Challenge

August 20, 2020 By Tamara Leave a Comment

During quarantine, I decided to up my fitness game. I was in the midst of a 21 Day Challenge from IG fitness guru Angoswede and wanting to lower my body fat percentage. I was doing well up until the middle of July. In January I was 172lbs which is the heaviest, I've ever been. By the end of the challenge the weight went down to 158 and by July down to 154. But my Birthday came … [Read more...]

Cold Process Soap Making

August 12, 2020 By Tamara Leave a Comment

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Cold Process soap making is a hobby that I've recently dived into during quarantine. I love using bar soap and have dreamt about retiring and making deliciously smelling soap in the South of France. You're probably wondering why? Well let me explain. Years ago when I was taking graduate classes in Spain we went on a weekend trip to Biarritz, France. It's a cute little … [Read more...]

How To Become A Diplomat

July 13, 2020 By Tamara Leave a Comment

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I recently published a video on the five ways to consider if you want to be come a diplomat, also known as, a Foreign Service Officer, in the United States. The Five Paths Discussed Are: United States Department of State United States Agency of International Development United States Department of Agriculture The Rangel Fellowship The Pickering … [Read more...]

Living Your Best Life

July 2, 2020 By Tamara Leave a Comment

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Hey beautiful people. I recently made a life update video on my YouTube channel about life changes. Feel free to check it out if you haven't already. Let me know what new topics you would like to see on this space. Also, are any of you Soap Makers? If so, please let me know in the comments. … [Read more...]

The End of This Blog?

May 27, 2020 By Tamara Leave a Comment

We need to talk... I started this site back in 2011 to document my moved to South Korea. Now, here we are, almost ten years later and the world (and myself) has changed so much.  Since domain name maintenance and hosting isn't cheap, I've been pondering lately if it is time to shut this site down? I have created a survey to gain some much needed feedback … [Read more...]

Covid-19 Quarantine Life

May 23, 2020 By Tamara Leave a Comment

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How are you all doing? We are living through unprecedented times. But will make it through. I must admit my previous life as an expat and Peace Corps Volunteer has prepared me for these endless days of quarantine. You see, when you move abroad away from familiarity, family, and friends, you end up spending a lot of time alone, until you find your tribe. Spend this … [Read more...]

OKI Bowl Georgetown D.C.

November 28, 2019 By Tamara Leave a Comment

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Have you ever tasted ramen in Tokyo, Japan? No? Me neither. To compensate for the lack of having a plane ticket to Japan, I decided to visit OKI Bowl in Georgetown, D.C. Washington D.C., if not know as a foodie's paradise. However, if you want to teleport (factitiously) to another country for a few hours and try highly rated local eats, there are a few culinary staples to … [Read more...]

Financial Peace University Review – Wrap Up

August 27, 2019 By Tamara Leave a Comment

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Initially I had planned on writing a review of each class every week. But life got in the way. I will share my top three take aways from the class. 1. You don't actually need the class I remember wanting to do the class with a local church in 2017 but opted out because of the price tag. I was being very frugal and trying to pay down my debt. Just the thought of spending … [Read more...]

Financial Peace University Review #1

March 4, 2019 By Tamara Leave a Comment

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I've decided to share my journey through the Financial Peace University classes. I think I will record videos too with my review. Today was the first day and it was pretty interesting. Our classes are held at a local church. The start of the semester coincided with the pastor's month-long message on money or "Rendering what is GOD's. We had two instructors and there were … [Read more...]

5 Tips for better Self-Care at work

March 3, 2019 By Tamara 2 Comments

I need to slow down...and practice better self-care at work. Last Thursday I burned my leg really badly at work. "How on earth did you manage that girl?!!" Well, It was a day when I had to be in the office super early, at 6 am, and I guess I was moving too fast? Even though I gave myself enough time to get ready. And by ready I mean all of my materials were prepared for my … [Read more...]

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