Blog — Wandering Outbound

2020 - New Beginnings

What does 2020 represent for you? I got asked this question a few days ago, and up until then I hadn’t given it too much thought.

2019 was chaos, but in the best way. Having been gone from home for nearly 5 months now, its crazy to look back on earlier this year and see how different my life was, and in what a different direction it’s now headed. For me, 2019 was all about embracing change, stepping outside of my comfort zone, and taking risks. It had its up and its downs, but all of those have led me to where I am now – sitting on a slow boat heading down the Mekong River in Laos. What does the next decade for me look like? Keep reading to find out more!

Mariah BailerDecember 31, 20192020, new year, new beginnings, wants, Pa Pae, meditation, Thailand, Laos, Mekong River, 2019, change, travelComment

See You Later, Canada

As I sit down to write my FIRST ever blog post, I’m sitting in Cape Town, South Africa (one of my favourite cities that I’ve visited on this trip so far), after a hot yoga class, drinking a cappuccino at a cafe, and getting all the feels.

On one hand, it feels like just yesterday that I was sitting in my cozy apartment in downtown Calgary, Canada overlooking the Calgary tower and the Rocky Mountains and hanging out with my cat, Ash. My daily routine of walking to and from my job at CNRL, practicing/teaching yoga, happy hour drinks or visits with friends, volunteering — it all seemed so natural, so easy, so comfortable. On the other hand, these moments seem like distant memories from some other lifetime. And in a way, they are.

Mariah BailerDecember 2, 2019calgary, canada, work, yoga, travelComment