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Saucy Sundayz: Episode 3 (Tropical/Exotic Fruits)
Check out my YouTube Channel! The link is in the Video Tab Trying to channel my inner Carmen Miranda...Some will call it cultural...
Brookelynn the Friendly Blogger
Sep 10, 20231 min read
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I am Finally Getting my Eyebrows Done!
To Microblade or not to Microblade? ...That is the Question! My eyebrows: Before and After Hey Friends! So, the day has finally come....
Brookelynn the Friendly Blogger
Sep 9, 20233 min read
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I Thought Sundays were Supposed to be for Relaxation...What a Day!
Day 7: I managed to record my first YouTube video, survive an earthquake aftershock, and averted a video editing crisis! I just needed to...
Brookelynn the Friendly Blogger
Aug 27, 20234 min read
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Let's Play a Game!
Day 1 in Cali, Colombia...Where should we go on Vacation? This may sound silly, but I am considering where to go on vacation. I know I am...
Brookelynn the Friendly Blogger
Aug 21, 20231 min read
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I Need to Do Better!
Day 2 on the road: What a long ass 28-hour bus ride Attempting to carry my broken oversized suitcase up four flights of stairs. I opted...
Brookelynn the Friendly Blogger
Aug 20, 20233 min read
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Today is Going to be a Long Day!
My Final Day in Cartagena: -02:00 hours on the road to Cali de Santiago, Colombia Ready for my 22-hour bus ride across Colombia My last...
Brookelynn the Friendly Blogger
Aug 19, 20233 min read
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Day 26: I am Ready to Get Get Go!
Day 26 in el barrio: Living near the bus station. Ummmmm so basically, I traded in one loud-ass apartment, for a hotel next to a bar....
Brookelynn the Friendly Blogger
Aug 18, 20231 min read
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Foolishness All Around
Day 25 in Cartagena, Colombia Today I checked into my hotel, and I was a little irritated that there was no elevator. Like, how the HELL...
Brookelynn the Friendly Blogger
Aug 17, 20232 min read
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A Black Mermaid & Her Crystal-Clear Blue Waters: Day 21 in Colombia
After seven years, it was finally time to visit Playa Blanca...and let me tell you, it was the best $60 USD that I've ever spent! Having...
Brookelynn the Friendly Blogger
Aug 13, 20234 min read
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Mercado Bazurto y Musica Champeta
Day 20: Check out what I did at the world-famous Bazurto Market and watch me learn about Champeta music! The Back Story One of my...
Brookelynn the Friendly Blogger
Aug 12, 20232 min read
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Learning to Clean Up my Messes: Day 18 in Cartagena Apartment
How do I always put myself in these messy situations? Is it me? Or is it me? This is where I explain my messes and share my solo travel...
Brookelynn the Friendly Blogger
Aug 10, 20234 min read
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Today Was a Good Day
Day 17: In my new home, creating content and catching up with family & friends! Hey friends! So, nothing exciting or elaborate happened...
Brookelynn the Friendly Blogger
Aug 9, 20232 min read
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I Might Catch an International Case!
I try to be a good person. Reasonable. Fun and more, but I just can't do it today: Day 15 in el barrio! Yesterday I came home from...
Brookelynn the Friendly Blogger
Aug 7, 20233 min read
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My Budget Says It's Okay!
Day 13: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun...and This is How I Plan for it. Hola, amigos! So, after waking up early to work a few hours of...
Brookelynn the Friendly Blogger
Aug 5, 20232 min read
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Just a Normal Day!
Day 10: Just chillin in the neighborhood. Hey friends! Sooooo, I don't have very much to report on today. I woke up feeling not so...
Brookelynn the Friendly Blogger
Aug 2, 20232 min read
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The Word Hate Shouldn't be in my Vocabulary. Right?
Day 9: Enduring the heat, humidity, noises and mother nature. I really don't like to use the word, "hate," but this is probably the WORST...
Brookelynn the Friendly Blogger
Aug 1, 20236 min read
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Business as Usual: Getting Work Done at the Kitchen Table
It's the simplest things that I am most grateful for: Day 8 in Cartagena! Today was my first day back to work after my weeklong...
Brookelynn the Friendly Blogger
Jul 31, 20232 min read
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She's for the Streets: El cinco dia en el barrio!
Who told me that it was okay to walk 17 minutes (1.3 km) to the Carulla Santa Lucia supermarket? Oh, and at 12:45 in the afternoon when...
Brookelynn the Friendly Blogger
Jul 28, 20234 min read
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Rest. Rehydrate. Relaxation
Day 4: Replacing all the energy and water my body lost the day before. My grandmother, "Granna," would be so proud of me in this moment....
Brookelynn the Friendly Blogger
Jul 27, 20234 min read
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Misery and Magic: Day 3 in this insane humidity
Misery and Magic. How can today be both miserable and magical all at once? It’s certainly not what I had planned. How about I start at...
Brookelynn the Friendly Blogger
Jul 26, 20234 min read
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