✨4 months highlights 🇳🇮
✈️ This marks the longest time I’ve lived & worked out of the country & it’s been the most fulfilling yet, without question.
🌋 From hiking two volcanos in a single day last weekend, beach sunsets, lake kayaking, cliffside infinity pools, shore side horseback rides & all the memories, friendships & experiences along the way, all while earning an honest living has been one for the books!
🥞 Not to mention the grand finale of utilizing
@aweinspiringashley ‘s musical talents as
@iamsnacks to fundraise a new water tank / paint job for a local elementary school as well as putting the finishing touches on the new gym constructed in Balgue! The kids have access to stable drinking water & the memberships have quadrupled in the past year!
I don’t really write out my thoughts often, but here’s the biggest lessons I took over the last few months:
🌍 Show up for the kind of world you want to live in. You don’t always have the same opportunities as anyone but you always have a choice on how you choose to move day in and day out. People might forget what you do but they’ll never forget how you made them feel.
🙏🏼 A kind smile, a sweet sentiment & the effort to do the little things - the fundamentals go a long way! What makes the people in Ometepe so special is that they have so little, yet are so happy with everything they do have.
🙂 What does that happiness look like to you? Maybe it’s the kind of freedom that comes with breaking away from a life not meant for you. Maybe it’s being able to find your tribe & your own sense of belonging. Maybe it’s using your success to rise people up in philanthropic ways.
📝 Theres no one way to write that chapter. Make choices you can be proud of, own your decisions & don’t be constrained by the limits of what you think you “should” do. You only get one chance to live your life in a way that makes you proud to sleep at night.
🤝 And never worry about whether the universe will pay you back - The greatest gift is watching the people you impact paying it forward!