Covid Blessings: Lessons I learned during the global pandemic
Here we are, two years into the pandemic. And I think it is safe to say none of us are the same. I wrote my last blog post right around...
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Alethia Paredes
- Dec 9, 2021
- 4 min
Mental Mayhem
It has been a while since I have written a post. I had been thinking of a subject to write about for a month before the COVID-19...
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Alethia Paredes
- Dec 9, 2021
- 3 min
Outer Beauty
Yes, I agree that it is someone's inner beauty that will make them desirable in the long run, but this post isn't about that. I love a...
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Alethia Paredes
- Dec 9, 2021
- 3 min
Terrified of Tinder
So, I have a confession to make. I am terrified of Tinder. Everything about online dating apps ignite an anxiety in me that I just...
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Alethia Paredes
- Dec 9, 2021
- 4 min
How to be the Black Sheep
I have probably chosen every road less traveled, and like Robert Frost said, "it made all the difference." But also like my favorite Kid...
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Alethia Paredes
- Dec 9, 2021
- 3 min
My Complete Jesus Year
As long as I can remember I have looked forward to turning 33, to my Jesus year. I don't know exactly what expectations I had as to what...
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Alethia Paredes
- Dec 9, 2021
- 8 min
Bali's Best
Every year for the past three years, one of my best friend's and I have gone on a travel adventure. Last year we went to Norway, and the...
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Alethia Paredes
- Dec 9, 2021
- 5 min
Summer in Southern Utah
When you think of Southern Utah and what there is to see, two National Parks usually come to mind; Zion National Park and Bryce Canyon...
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Alethia Paredes
- Dec 9, 2021
- 4 min
Stairway to Heaven
With my coffee in hand, I waited on the bench in front of the yoga shala in southern India I had been practicing at for the past month. ...
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Alethia Paredes
- Dec 9, 2021
- 5 min
The Truth Will Set You Free
"I have been bent and broken, but - I hope - into a better shape." - Charles Dickens In 2017, I learned certain truths that have set me...
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Alethia Paredes
- Dec 9, 2021
- 4 min
What is a Ute?
One of my favorite movies has a line in it, "What is a yute?" And if you are a movie buff, you might have already guessed the line is...
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Alethia Paredes
- Dec 9, 2021
- 4 min
America the Beautiful
So, after living for two years in Japan I was expecting a bit of reverse culture shock. I experienced it badly after my 6 weeks in...
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Alethia Paredes
- Dec 9, 2021
- 2 min
Running Away
"Adventure must start with running away from home." - William Bolitho I strongly believe that everyone should run away from home at least...
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Alethia Paredes
- Dec 9, 2021
- 3 min
Mommy Dearest
Most of my friends, relatives, and even readers know that I have a special relationship with my father. And most of them also know I...
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Alethia Paredes
- Dec 9, 2021
- 6 min
Viking Biking and Hiking
At the beginning of September, as a way to kick off my Jesus Year (33rd birthday), I went to Norway. It was nothing I expected and...
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Alethia Paredes
- Dec 9, 2021
- 3 min
You Tarzan, Me Jane
Recently I heard a question that I really had never heard before. It wasn't being asked to me, it was actually in a movie I was watching....
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Alethia Paredes
- Dec 9, 2021
- 3 min
Love Always Leaves a Mark
So, it has been over a month since I last wrote anything. I have had so much going on in the last two months, that I just couldn't find...
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Alethia Paredes
- Dec 9, 2021
- 4 min
Choose Your Own Adventure
So here is the thing, when I decided I would apply to teach in Japan I kept it to myself. I only told the people I asked to write my...
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Alethia Paredes
- Dec 9, 2021
- 4 min
To All the Wonder Women and My Fellow Bad Asses
This love letter is for you… all the women out there. You don’t know how truly amazing you are. Heck, it took my 32 years to figure out...
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Alethia Paredes
- Dec 9, 2021
- 3 min
A Big Pile of Excrement
Two nights ago I had a dream where I shit my pants. Not just a little, but so much so that the pants were full and so heavy I could...
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