Everyone has a calling in life. Something that originates from deep within one's soul. For me, for my life, traveling is my end all, be all. Just the thought of a new sojourn stirs my most primal urges - the desire to pick up and go....just go and discover what life and our world is all about.
The Origins of the Show Pigs: It was a warm breezy Barcelona morning, right around 4:30 a.m. Bean and I just left "Catwalk" after a crazy night of partying....only in Barcelona. Riding back to our hostel (Barcelona Sound Hostel) I turn to Bean (my Slovak best friend) and drunkenly comment about how we are such "hams". How alone we are like an old married couple, but the moment you introduce strangers into the mix, we cannot help but become loquacious entertainers. Bean gasps, and mischievously grins in my direction - "We are just like little show pigs!". There was no turning back. Now, fully aware of our inability to control our jovial insanity, we were forever more knighted as the "Traveling Show Pigs."
I have been traveling since I was 6 months old. My first trip was a hippie style trek around central and southern Mexico. Strapped to my American Mother with a rebozo, my Mexican American father lead us from Mexico city down to Oaxaca. Even though I don't remember the trip, I know that is when my passion for for exploration was born. I have since then visited more of Mexico, the US and Canada, Cuba, and countless countries in Europe. There are many more places to go, but my whirlwind travels have filled me with memories and and tips that need to be shared with my fellow enthusiasts.
In this blog you will find everything from tips about studying abroad, how to choose the best hostels, partying and eating everywhere to the scandalous stories of young girls traveling the world. There will be guest blog posts from Bean, my Czech, Slovak and French speaking best friend and traveling soul mate, and other well-traveled enthusiasts. Stay tune for more of the adventures of the Traveling Show Pigs and friends!
