My Story

"We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospect." 

Anaïs Nin

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Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and then go and do that. Because what the world needs...is people who have come Alive."

Gypsy: One inclined to a nomadic, unconventional way of life. 

(September 30, 2011) My name is Jen and I am a 27 year old woman who just moved to a French island off the coast of Africa, called La Réunion, for a teaching job. I am originally from Michigan and have not stopped traveling since I graduated high school. I spent four years in the Army, and recently (finally) finished my college degree (in French and Theater Arts) in the ridiculously hot state of Texas. This blog is my little diary as I go on this next adventure...