The magic happens once you step outside your comfort zone. 
Remember, the only thing constant is change.

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I'm Kathleen Evans,
Writer-Traveler-Motivator
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PHYSICAL FOOTPRINTS: Costa Rica, Malta, Austin
ULTIMATE PASSION: International Travel
BIGGEST INSPIRATIONS: Knowledge, Kindness

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Travel

How Short-Term Vacation Rentals Destroyed Our Community

“Bongu,” I called out in Maltese to my temporary new neighbor passing by our Airbnb apartment door in Malta.  To my surprise, she brushed past me with a scowl on her face. “Wow,” I said to my husband, as I walked inside. “The people in Malta don’t seem very friendly.” But it turns out, her …

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Health

The Absurd Cost of Getting Sick in the USA: A COVID Story

You see these stories often about every industrialized/wealthy country in the world providing some type of universal medical care for their citizens…except the United States.  According to the CDC, an estimated 28 million US Americans do not have health insurance. That means that one major health issue can bankrupt these people. Sometimes it does not …

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Finances

Top 10 Tips to Avoid Job Burnout

I worked for “the man” in Corporate America for over a quarter of a century both in commission-only media sales and, for a short time, in middle management.  I eventually left an ample paying position with health care benefits, a nice expense account, and 401k matching to pursue a different dream – releasing myself of …

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World

“Ciao,” not “Goodbye” – Beginning a New Chapter

We live in a transient expat community in the Tamarindo area of Costa Rica. Therefore, it is not much of a surprise to meet recent foreign arrivals only to find later they have left after a year or so. But when you lose long-term, contributing community members, it comes as a jolt. Take Steve and …

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Food & Wine

Fierce Foodie: Cambodia

I recently answered one of those “get to know you” Facebook questions about the most disgusting thing I have ever eaten. I have never seen so many “puking” emoji and gif responses in one place (except for a few political posts – but I am not going there). It created such a stir I decided to …

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Candi-Man is a contemporary novel based on the journey of a supermodel's rise to fame and her discovery of the dark underworld of international sexual perverts, stalkers, drug dealers and the dangers she faces through interactions  with them on her social media fan page. Learn more about the book.

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