I feel like this year has been getting better and better. Maybe I’m growing more as a solo traveler each month, or picking better places, but it seriously feels like that each month is topping the previous one. At the beginning of July, I said bye to Malaysia and flew to Chengdu! I came because Amanda was doing a study abroad program here, so I came to meet up with her. And this is an area of China I’ve been very…
A day in the life: Chengdu, China
I wake up in the morning hot and sweaty. It’s over 90 degrees (32C) in Chengdu and my AC is broken. It broke about the second week in and I’ve been melting in the heat since, even with a fan on at full speed. But despite this little mishap, I still LOVE my Airbnb rental. I never really show what my rentals look like, because they’re usually nothing to brag about, but my room is super cute here! But what really makes this…

