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O. Christine is a travel, life, and wellness blog by Olivia Christine Perez: a Latina traveler with Lupus. Read on for travel guides, travel wellness advice, and an inside look at the life of a digital nomad. 

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My name is Olivia Christine Perez (call me "O." or Olivia). I'm a travel and wellness writer on a mission to help people travel more and pursue personal wellness. Here you'll find travel guides, motivating stories, R+R getaway inspiration, and insider scoops for people who #willtravelforwellness.
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“We played, we laughed we were loved. We were ripped from the arms of our parents and thrown into the fire. We were nothing more than children. We had a future. We were going to be lawyers, rabbis, wives, teachers, mothers. We had dreams, then we had no hope. We were taken away in the dead of night like cattle in cars, no air to breathe smothering, crying, starving, dying. Separated from the world to be no more. From the ashes, hear our plea. This atrocity to mankind can not happen again. Remember us, for we were the children whose dreams and lives were stolen away.” - Barbara Sonek, “Holocaust” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ If this sounds way too familiar, it’s because it IS way too familiar. Your voice and donations matter. I’ve been contributing to #RAICES, Texas’ largest #refugee and #immigration center for education and legal services. Maybe you can too (or somewhere similar). ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ In love and light, we are the revolution. Since the ‘60s the #ClearwaterFestival has grown to be the USA’s largest yearly environmental celebration, with music, dance, and activism attracting thousands of people to the #HudsonValley. When I attended this weekend, I found it was unexpectedly more than a folk music festival. As someone who gets overwhelmed in even a department store I was able to navigate the gorgeous Croton Point park and explore unique vendors, artisans, and exhibitors without too much trouble. The food choices represented cuisine from around the world (especially Latin and Caribbean foods) and there were so many activist, environmentalist, and cultural booths and exhibits promoting conversation and awareness. Swipe to see a few photos from the event away from the stages. The crowd was pretty middle-age hippie/family-oriented, but I didn’t feel uncomfortable by our small differences at all. Everyone was friendly so it was just another part of the experience. The festival was easily accessible by Metro-North from NYC. What festivals have you been to lately? “Find your bliss and your joy, know that you are a white light disco ball with no ceilings and no limitations.” -Kris Carr Never too old to play.👩🏾‍🎤 // I’m not one to countdown my next trips and activities. I think it probably comes from some long-suppressed trauma of being disappointed by no shows, cancellations, or Lupus throwing a wrench into my plans. . So I try to keep occupied so I can be “surprised” that the upcoming trip came so fast. Yep, Planned “surprises”. It’s a Virgo thing 😂. . Do you like to countdown the days til your trips and activities or are you all about the surprise? I have a couple cool trip I’m preparing for slowly and I’m trying not to look at the calendar. . Photo: #popsugarplayground
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“We played, we laughed we were loved. We were ripped from the arms of our parents and thrown into the fire. We were nothing more than children. We had a future. We were going to be lawyers, rabbis, wives, teachers, mothers. We had dreams, then we had no hope. We were taken away in the dead of night like cattle in cars, no air to breathe smothering, crying, starving, dying. Separated from the world to be no more. From the ashes, hear our plea. This atrocity to mankind can not happen again. Remember us, for we were the children whose dreams and lives were stolen away.” - Barbara Sonek, “Holocaust” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ If this sounds way too familiar, it’s because it IS way too familiar. Your voice and donations matter. I’ve been contributing to #RAICES, Texas’ largest #refugee and #immigration center for education and legal services. Maybe you can too (or somewhere similar). ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ In love and light, we are the revolution. Since the ‘60s the #ClearwaterFestival has grown to be the USA’s largest yearly environmental celebration, with music, dance, and activism attracting thousands of people to the #HudsonValley. When I attended this weekend, I found it was unexpectedly more than a folk music festival. As someone who gets overwhelmed in even a department store I was able to navigate the gorgeous Croton Point park and explore unique vendors, artisans, and exhibitors without too much trouble. The food choices represented cuisine from around the world (especially Latin and Caribbean foods) and there were so many activist, environmentalist, and cultural booths and exhibits promoting conversation and awareness. Swipe to see a few photos from the event away from the stages. The crowd was pretty middle-age hippie/family-oriented, but I didn’t feel uncomfortable by our small differences at all. Everyone was friendly so it was just another part of the experience. The festival was easily accessible by Metro-North from NYC. What festivals have you been to lately? “Find your bliss and your joy, know that you are a white light disco ball with no ceilings and no limitations.” -Kris Carr Never too old to play.👩🏾‍🎤 // I’m not one to countdown my next trips and activities. I think it probably comes from some long-suppressed trauma of being disappointed by no shows, cancellations, or Lupus throwing a wrench into my plans. . So I try to keep occupied so I can be “surprised” that the upcoming trip came so fast. Yep, Planned “surprises”. It’s a Virgo thing 😂. . Do you like to countdown the days til your trips and activities or are you all about the surprise? I have a couple cool trip I’m preparing for slowly and I’m trying not to look at the calendar. . Photo: #popsugarplayground When’s the last time you went to an event alone? It’s really hard! You have to make friends to get pictures taken of you, network without having a social breakdown, etc. . I’m pretty introverted/shy (though talkative when comfortable) so I love being alone BUT that also means i have a hard time “peopling” without social exhaustion. Traveling, blogging, and going to events solo has brought me out of that shell so much and I’m always practicing ways to do things outside of my comfort zone. But I’m not going to lie, a minimum 2-day detox follows. . This weekend’s Popsugar Play/Ground was a first-time festival in NYC celebrating wellness, beauty, fitness, food, and women empowerment through pop-up shops, vendor booths, food trucks, and games. I went solo and it took a couple hours to calm my social anxiety down but once I took the first step it got so much easier. So many women started conversations with me and I, in turn, started conversations with other solo attendees who looked as overwhelmed as I was. It helped make for a full day of experiences. . Are you good at attending events solo? The #foodtruck was calling so I came running. A great start to my #PopSugarPlayGround experience. @popsugar @wendys When’s the last time you planned a getaway just for YOU? Every year I take a few trips alone to feed my four pillars of wellness: physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual health. I unplug, sleep in, stretch, eat, read, write, think, lay, stand, walk, and speak at my own pace and leisure, without obligation. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ During my trip to #OldQuebec I stayed at @monasterequebec, a #wellnesshotel in the historic wing of a 400-year old heritage site. This site is the continent’s first hospital north of Mexico and the foundation of Quebec’s health care system. My latest #hotel scoop on the blog features a full write up of this holistic sanctuary. (Link in @ochristine bio). ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I stayed in one of the authentic nun cells, enhanced with modern touches yet preserved with the original elements and structure. I ate breakfast in silence and attended yoga class in what was once a cellar for food storage. I returned home feeling renewed and inspired. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ If you haven’t treated yourself to a wellness getaway yet, try a trip like this one, where you can go away for a weekend (or longer). It doesn’t need to be a month-long retreat in the middle of nowhere to achieve wellness. (Even though that’s awesome too). I’m so thrilled at how much my latest article resonated with so many of you. Let’s keep the conversation going — if you did study abroad / take a gap year while in college, where’d you go? If you didn’t, where would you go now? (Also you don’t have to go to college to take a gap year — day job sabbaticals, I SEE YOU!) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Though I didn’t go abroad for school in college I did go abroad for about a month in high school (I went to boarding school). I was a teacher’s assistant in Alsace, France at 16 years old and worked with 5 year olds (I mean, who else could I honestly have helped? I could barely help myself 😂) To be honest, I was probably a burden and in the way all the time because many volunteer jobs are more self-fulfilling than helpful to the community. But since I had lupus just starting, I was on so much medicine I couldn’t even enjoy the self-fulfilling part. 😭 All good now. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Side note: when i was in Old Quebec this month it reminded me *so much* of Alsace and Mulhouse in France. From the cobble stoned roads to the charming cottages, the nostalgia was real y’all. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #gapyear #adulting #adultgapyear #studyabroad #studyoverseas #traveling #yearoftravel What’s your worst college regret? 51% of people who’ve pursued/completed their college degree regret at least one of their college decisions — including field of study, major, and institution. I felt the same way after college, and it took an adult gap year at 27 years old to face those lessons. (New post — Link in bio) . . . #library #collegegrad #collegeregrets #collegegraduation #adultgapyear #gapyear #reading Dear kid — Things may be weird now. Trying to live up to expectations from nearly everyone around you while trying to figure out life for yourself. . Things are weird now. Trying to learn love when the world has taught you to critique and hate yourself. . Things are weird now. And I’m not going to lie... they get weirder. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ And then one day you’ll just say F it. One day you’ll realize that you define your destiny. That you have control over this weird life and that the gossip and the frustration and the lies and the masks and the trust issues are all... fear. . And when you finally realize that you can face those fears and control the way you perceive everything around you, things are going to get weird in a good way. In a “holy crap I AM LIVING LIFE” kinda way. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ And that’s what I wish for you. Because it makes the journey worth it.

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