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💭 I dreamed of quitting my job to travel
🌎 So I did it!
🏡 Now I house sit worldwide.
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One day I woke up in a cabin in the Philippines wi

One day I woke up in a cabin in the Philippines with chickens running around outside that was run by a young guy and his buddies. 👨🏽‍🤝‍👨🏻⁣
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Chris, the property manager, took me and Claire, a friend from the Netherlands who I’d met 2 months earlier in Thailand, to this spot and took our pics. We ate mussels at a barely-standing restaurant where a rooster jumped up on the next table and finished people’s food when they left. 🐓⁣
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I got nothing done, and it was an amazing day. 🙌🏾⁣
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I want you to have days like this. As memories, not as fantasies. 💭⁣
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If you want to take a sabbatical, I want to help you do it. And so do 54 of my closest friends. 👯‍♀️⁣
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@shidad and I are hosting Exodus Summit and bringing in the Black women we go to for good info to show you how to live your life WHERE you want, HOW you want. 💪🏾⁣
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Registration is free, and the Perks Pack early bird pricing is good until Monday. 📅 Grab your free pass! Link in my bio. ⬆️⁣
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Join us there. Then maybe later in the Philippines. 🇵🇭 ⁣
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#cocoatravelersintl #delawarephotographer #igtravels #mytravelgram #blacktravelista #soultravel #timeoutsociety #blackgirlmagic #travelnoire #blacktravelfeed #girlsjustwannatravel #teamnaturalhair #blackgirlstraveltoo #blacktravel #mytinyatlas #4chair #beautifuldestinations #atl #blackpassportstamps #blackvoyageurs #wanderluster #browngirlbloggers #xotraveltribe #blaxit #nomadnesstribe ⁣
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One thing about me...I want you to go to Vietnam o

One thing about me...I want you to go to Vietnam on your sabbatical. And I brought in reinforcements. 🍈 🍈
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What’s so good about Vietnam? The food. The cost of living. The fast, cheap internet. It’s the total package. 📦 ⁣
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Halona Black is a ghostwriter and an expat who lives in Da Nang, Vietnam. 🇻🇳 ⁣
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We’re going LIVE on my YouTube channel FRIDAY, July 24th at 9pm ET to talk about what life is like for Halona in Vietnam and how she makes a living writing for other people. ✏️ ⁣
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Set a reminder, because you don’t want to miss this! Link to the livestream is in my bio. ⬆️⁣
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#cocoatravelersintl #delawarephotographer #igtravels #mytravelgram #blacktravelista #soultravel #timeoutsociety #blackgirlmagic #travelnoire #mywherever #blacktravelfeed #girlsjustwannatravel #teamnaturalhair #blackgirlstraveltoo #blacktravel #mytinyatlas #4chair #pursuepretty #beautifuldestinations #blackpassportstamps #blackvoyageurs #wanderluster #browngirlbloggers #xotraveltribe #blaxit #afrohairstyles #nomadnesstribe

I had some company for my 46th Birthday Selfie Sho

I had some company for my 46th Birthday Selfie Shoot. 🎉⁣
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Meet my house sitting clients Cleveland and Chee Wee from New Orleans. 🐶⁣
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Yes, house sitting is still happening. In fact, I think it’s the perfect solution to lockdown blues. House sitting is road trip and self-quarantine friendly. 🏡⁣
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Trusted Housesitters is giving you a 40% discount on a new annual membership through July 6th. I can’t post the code on the internet (it’s that good!) but DM me and I’ll email it to you. 📬⁣
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The link to this week’s YouTube interview with Monique about her first house sit is in my bio. ⬆️⁣
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#cocoatravelersintl #delawarephotographer #igtravels #mytravelgram #blacktravelista #soultravel #timeoutsociety #blackgirlmagic #travelnoire #mywherever #blacktravelfeed #girlsjustwannatravel #teamnaturalhair #blackgirlstraveltoo #blacktravel #mytinyatlas #4chair #pursuepretty #jaliscoesmexico #beautifuldestinations #blackpassportstamps #blackvoyageurs #wanderluster #browngirlbloggers #xotraveltribe #blaxit #afrohairstyles ⁣
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Seriously tho, house sitting changed my ENTIRE LIF

Seriously tho, house sitting changed my ENTIRE LIFE. It can change yours too. 🙌🏾 ⁣
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Here’s how. 👀 ⁣
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1. How much MORE could you travel if you didn’t have to pay for accommodations? 💰 ⁣
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2. How much LESS could you work with that money still in your pocket? 🧘🏾‍♀️ ⁣
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3. How many DREAMS for yourself could you make a REALITY with that free time? 💡 ⁣
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I know you have questions about if house sitting is for you. Come to my webinar in @travelnoire TN Community Thursday, July 2nd at 8pm ET and I’ll answer those questions. Click the link in the @travelnoire bio to sign up! 👩🏽‍🏫 ⁣
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And you’ll see why I think house sitting is the cure for the pandemic lockdown blues. 🏡⁣
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In fact, I’m house sitting in New Orleans right now. ☀️ ⁣
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Where would you want to be house sitting this week? 🌴 ⁣
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#xotraveltribe #cocoatravelersintl #atl #igtravels #mytravelgram #blacktravelista #soultravel #timeoutsociety #blackgirlmagic #travelnoire #mywherever #blacktravelfeed #girlsjustwannatravel #teamnaturalhair #blackgirlstraveltoo #blacktravel #mytinyatlas #4chair #pursuepretty #beautifuldestinations #blackpassportstamps #blackvoyageurs #wanderluster #browngirlbloggers #blaxit #afrohairstyles

I took this pic during my last house sit in Ajijic

I took this pic during my last house sit in Ajijic, where I met an amazing community of Black women living their dreams. 💗⁣
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This is the kind of place where you go for a visit and end up staying. 🏡⁣
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If you’re planning your exit from the US (I’m with it) but you’re not sure if you⁣ want to move abroad or travel around full time, my new YouTube video is for you. Link in my bio. ⬆️⁣
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Ask yourself these 7 questions to get clear, then get to planning. 📋 ⁣
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Move abroad or bop around the globe...which one sounds right for you? 🌎 ⁣
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#ihavethisthingwithdoors #cocoatravelersintl #delawarephotographer #igtravels #mytravelgram #blacktravelista #soultravel #timeoutsociety #blackgirlmagic #travelnoire #mywherever #blacktravelfeed #girlsjustwannatravel #teamnaturalhair #blackgirlstraveltoo #blacktravel #mytinyatlas #4chair #pursuepretty #jaliscoesmexico #beautifuldestinations #blackpassportstamps #blackvoyageurs #wanderluster #browngirlbloggers #xotraveltribe #blaxit #afrohairstyles

I don’t feel the need to pause my posts right no

I don’t feel the need to pause my posts right now, because what I talk about — what I always talk about — is uplifting Black women.⁣ 💗⁣
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Tuesday I’m a presenter at the Creatress Summit. Saidah Murphy is the host of the Creatress Summit and a Black woman filmmaker. She’s brought together 30+ womxn of color who are working and growing in the media industry to teach you what we know. ⁣👩🏾‍💻⁣
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If you’re a creator or if you want to be, sign up to get your free summit pass ➡️ @thecreatressuniverse ⬅️ If you DM me, I‘ll send you my affiliate link. ⁣
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#smallyoutuber #mondaymotivation💪 #delawarephotographer #womenempowerment #blackgirlmagic #blackgirlsarelit #mywherever #girlsjustwannatravel #blackgirlstraveltoo #mytinyatlas #darlingescapes #pursuepretty #blackpassportstamps #browngirlbloggers #xotribe #teamnatural_ #4chair #blkcreatives #blkgirldaily #wocootd #newyoutubers #newyoutuber #blackbloggers #creatress #creatresssummit2020 #creativeentreprenuer #atlantaartist

#tbt to one of my FAVE housesitting clients in one

#tbt to one of my FAVE housesitting clients in one of my FAVE places. 🐶 ⁣
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It’s no secret I LOVE MEXICO. 🇲🇽 The food, the weather, the cost of living, the people...🙌🏾🙌🏾 ⁣
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But for every Morelia, México there’s a Perth Australia. I’ll never go there ever again ever. 🤧 ⁣
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If you want to talk about the places you love and the place you love to hate, join me Saturday 11am est on my YouTube livestream to bash the places that did us wrong. 🗣⁣
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Make sure you’re subscribed my channel to get the notification. Link in my bio. 🔗 YouTube.com/stephanieperry ⁣
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#cocoatravelersintl #dogstagraming #delawarephotographer #igtravels #mytravelgram #blacktravelista #soultravel #timeoutsociety #blackgirlmagic #travelnoire #dametraveler #blackgirlsarelit #mywherever #blacktravelfeed #girlsjustwannatravel #blackgirlstraveltoo #blacktravel #mytinyatlas #darlingescapes #pursuepretty #jaliscoesmexico #beautifuldestinations #blackpassportstamps #blackvoyageurs #wanderluster #browngirlbloggers # xotribe #xotraveltribe #stayhome

Throwback to when I was in Chiang Mai, Thailand st

Throwback to when I was in Chiang Mai, Thailand still paying for accommodations.🥺⁣
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I’ve been going live in some of my favorite Facebook groups this week talking about how to get started house sitting. 🏡⁣
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House sitting has changed my LIFE for real. Not paying for a place to stay means I get to TRAVEL MORE and WORK LESS. 🙌🏾⁣
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I’m hosting a SABBATICAL MONEY 5 DAY CHALLENGE to show you 5 sources to fund your time away from work...no sugar daddy needed.💰 ⁣
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Click the link in my bio to sign up. The challenge starts MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3RD. vaycarious.com/funemployment⁣
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#cocoatravelersintl #wcw #delawarephotographer #igtravels #mytravelgram #blacktravelista #soultravel #timeoutsociety #blackgirlmagic #travelnoire #dametraveler #blackgirlsarelit #mywherever #blacktravelfeed #girlsjustwannatravel #blackgirlstraveltoo #blacktravel #mytinyatlas #darlingescapes #pursuepretty #thailandtravel #beautifuldestinations #blackpassportstamps #blackvoyageurs #wanderluster #browngirlbloggers #xotraveltribe

Is this your last work day of 2019 or do you have

Is this your last work day of 2019 or do you have to go back? 🎄 Imagine how you’ll feel when it’s your last work day for 6 MONTHS! What about a FULL YEAR? ⁣
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@shidad and I talked to 12 Black women who know exactly what that feels like. 12 Days of Career Breaks 🎄 starts December 21!!⁣
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If you dream about taking a career break to travel, make sure you subscribe to both @shidad and @vaycarious YouTube channels so you don’t miss a second of these juicy conversations. 👯‍♀️ Links in our bios. ⁣
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#cocoatravelersintl #friyay🙌 #delawarephotographer #igtravels #mytravelgram #blacktravelista #soultravel #timeoutsociety #blackgirlmagic #travelnoire #dametraveler #blackgirlsarelit #mywherever #blacktravelfeed #girlsjustwannatravel #girltrek #blackgirlstraveltoo #blacktravel #mytinyatlas #darlingescapes #pursuepretty #4chair #xotraveltribe #beautifuldestinations #blackpassportstamps #blackvoyageurs #wanderluster #browngirlbloggers #soulsociety101

I would’ve never known about the Shrine Of Our L

I would’ve never known about the Shrine Of Our Lady Of Guadalupe 🇲🇽 if somebody hadn’t posted their pics on IG. Thanks, social media! 😝⁣
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And maybe you wouldn’t know about how attainable a sabbatical can be without people like @shidad spreading the word. 💃🏾⁣
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Shida and I’ve teamed up to help other Black women share their stories too. 💗 ⁣
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Make sure you subscribe to BOTH @shidad and @vaycarious YouTube channels (links in our bios) so you don’t miss a second of these stories. 👀 ⁣
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Spoiler alert: Everyone took time off of work for different reasons and paid for it different ways, but EVERYBODY said it was an amazing experience. 🙌🏾⁣
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12 Days of Career Breaks starting December 21!! 🎄⁣ ⁣
#cocoatravelersintl #tbthursday #delawarephotographer #igtravels #mytravelgram #blacktravelista #soultravel #timeoutsociety #blackgirlmagic #travelnoire #dametraveler #blackgirlsarelit #mywherever #blacktravelfeed #girlsjustwannatravel #gapyear #blackgirlstraveltoo #blacktravel #mytinyatlas #darlingescapes #pursuepretty #puromichoacan #beautifuldestinations #xotraveltribe #blackpassportstamps #blackvoyageurs #wanderluster #browngirlbloggers

Hey new Travel Buddies!👋🏾 I’m Stephanie an

Hey new Travel Buddies!👋🏾 I’m Stephanie and I’m a house sitter. [I was house sitting in this pic actually. Cute, right?🏡]⁣
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I started Vaycarious as a way for you to vacation vicariously through me while I was taking a grown up gap year to travel the world. But I don’t want you to travel through me anymore. I want you to GO SEE FOR YOURSELF! 💨 ⁣
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I’m anti-burnout and pro-rest. I believe in taking significant time off of work to relax, recharge and reset. Trust me, it can be done on even a tight budget. 💸⁣
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I believe in throwing off other people’s expectations for who you should be and how you should live. 🧜🏾‍♀️⁣
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And I believe in tripod selfies so you don’t leave these beautiful places with no good pics of yourself. 💃🏾⁣
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I send out a weekly newsletter about planning career breaks and getting started with house sitting. Feel free to DM me your email address and I’ll start sending it to you. 📬⁣
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Let’s make the sabbatical accessible! 🙌🏾⁣
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💗 Stephanie ⁣
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#cocoatravelersintl #wcw😍 #delawarephotographer #igtravels #mytravelgram #blacktravelista #soultravel #timeoutsociety #blackgirlmagic #travelnoire #dametraveler #blackgirlsarelit #mywherever #blacktravelfeed #girlsjustwannatravel #blackgirlstraveltoo #blacktravel #mytinyatlas #darlingescapes #pursuepretty #4chair #beautifuldestinations #blackpassportstamps #blackvoyageurs #wanderluster #browngirlbloggers #soulsociety101 #btravelcreators #travelinclusivity

Did you know I have a fear of mannequins? Not stor

Did you know I have a fear of mannequins? Not store mannequins, but the museum kind with actual faces. 😱😱 Catholic churches are usually a NO for me dog, but sometimes you gotta push through. Scary Jesus watched me the whole time, but I got the victory with this pic. 📸 ⁣
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Also, check out my stories for deets on Pay What You Want Wednesday. 💰 ⁣
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#cocoatravelersintl #shetravelsluxe #delawarephotographer #igtravels #mytravelgram #blacktravelista #soultravel #timeoutsociety #blackgirlmagic #travelnoire #dametraveler #blackgirlsarelit #mywherever #blacktravelfeed #girlsjustwannatravel #4chair #blackgirlstraveltoo #blacktravel #mytinyatlas #darlingescapes #pursuepretty #michoacanmexico #beautifuldestinations #blackpassportstamps #blackvoyageurs #wanderluster #browngirlbloggers #travelinclusivity

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