Abroad in Your Inbox Vol. 15

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ON THE ROAD AGAIN!

So, my life kinda feels like a runaway train at the moment, and I mean that in the best way possible (I think??). I’m headed out of town this week for a work trip to create videos and content for a tourism board (keep your eyes on my IG to see where I’m headed) and once I’m back Linda & I will be gearing up to shoot the pilot episode of our mother-daughter travel show (omg can you believe?! more on that soon).

Summer travel is booking up, I just got a call from one of my biggest clients for a new gig in the fall and I have to say that I’m trying to figure out if there’s any possible way to clone myself at this point lol.

So until I figure that out, I wanted to share two things that have been really helping manage my stress/overwhelm. First is daily (sometimes more than once) meditation with Headspace or my Peloton app. And then when I’m in full panic mode, I try this journaling practice my friend Neha (who is a career coach) shared with me. I hope that if you’re feeling some type of way, these small practices give you some peace of mind (they def helped me).

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THE LATEST

TRAVEL

  1. Italy is reopening to all Americans aboard Delta’s COVID-tested flights

  2. Condé Nast Traveler just released its 2021 hotlist and I gotta say some of these hotels are FIRE!!! This is where I go for inspo each year and if there’s a hotel I’ve been to or are planning to stay at on the list I feel like I’ve hit the jackpot.

  3. These Countries Are Open to Vaccinated Travelers

  4. International Travelers Heading to the U.S. Can Now Test for COVID-19 at Home Before Their Flight

  5. Masks still required during air travel as CDC loosens indoor mask guidelines for fully vaccinated people

CURRENTLY OBSESSING OVER

  1. FAV PURCHASE - Literally ALL of the brand new Target Designer Dress Collection. For those out of the loop, every year Target partners with big-name fashion designers to create FABULOUS (and size-inclusive) looks for less for the good peeps of Target. These dresses go FAST, literally the four that I got this morning are already GONE. BUT there are still so many epic pieces that I’ve almost pulled the trigger on before I had to stop myself lol. I’ve dropped some in the gallery slider below ;) or you can click here to shop the whole collection.

  2. FAV LISTEN - this week many of us might have found ourselves confused as to the intricacies of the Israeli Palestinian crisis. And if you’re still unclear as to what’s going on, as usual, The Daily came through with this (somewhat) easy-to-follow explanation.

CURRENTLY IN MY CART

I’M IN A DOCUMENTARY?!

So on Friday, I shared that I was featured in a documentary called Lens Flares: Trauma in Journalism. Rather than sharing a new youtube video this week, I figured I’d share the trailer. The documentary was created by one of my former bosses and features some of my former colleagues. The documentary explores how journalists deal with the traumas they experience every day on the job & shares a different side of the industry that I feel is often unspoken.

While it’s not something I typically talk about, one of the main reasons I left my previous job as a TV news reporter was in part because of my involvement in covering the San Bernardino Terrorist attack in 2015. I go into more detail in the film about my experience but you can read some of it here as well.

If you’re interested in watching, there are two options:

  1. You can stream here for $2.99 (but it’s only available tonight)

  2. Or you can stream at the Believe Psychology Film Festival from May 20th to May 22nd at this link right here (this will cost $10 to stream all documentaries in the "Spreading Awareness" category)

If you have or currently work in the TV news industry, I hope this documentary helps you to feel less alone & gives you the resources you need to take the first step in addressing any traumas you may be dealing with.

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HAPPY ENDING (AKA SOMETHING I FOUND FUNNY THIS WEEK)

Honestly one of the greatest things to come from this time in quarantine was the unparalleled creativity & absolute absurdity of the internet. Like this video for example. I hope this never stops. Basically what I’m saying is PLEASE stay weird world!

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Adventure Awaits!

xx Allecat

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