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Zambia FEI Coaching Course

In pursuit of my Level I FEI Show Jumping Coaching Certificate... Never one to miss an opportunity when it arrives, I jumped at the chance to enroll in a FEI Level One Coaching course to be held in Lusaka, Zambia. I was earning a decent salary for the first time in a long time while at my latest job in India and the fire within me to travel anywhere outside of the chaotic country left me no choice but to create my own options. I didn’t exactly wait for opportunity to knock…rather I kicked down the door with full force and tackled him in the street. Without hesitating or double checking with my boss, I emailed the hosting countries president of the equestrian federation as well as the president for the United States equestrian federation as to whether or not I had permission to partake in the course. A short exchange of emails and I was in. Many people asked me later why I chose to do the course in Lusaka, rather than a “regular” European country. My response was of cou...

Women's Travel Safety 10 Tips

Top 10 Safety Tips for Women Traveling SOLO #1 . Always be aware of your surroundings. I can’t tell you how many times I prevented bad things from happening simply because I was constantly aware of my environment (not distracted playing on my phone) and as a result I escaped unharmed. #2 . Look potential Attackers IN THE EYES. Attackers want an easy target, not a challenge and by looking them in the face you emit confidence which will most likely deter them. #3 . Always put your safety first and foremost. Money or trying to not seem impolite to a stranger is secondary! #4 . Use your gut instincts. If you have any hints of red flags going off, LISTEN TO THEM! Get out of there immediately. #5 . Spend a little extra money on a nicer hostel or hotel if the one you booked online turns out to be less than par. I once booked the cheapest hostel I could find and upon arrival discovered that I was dead center in the red light district. The hostel was nothing like the revie...

Jumped by a Monkey in Nepal

Don’t let the monkeys bite! A practical guide to avoiding monkey attacks while traveling in Asia Having spent two years living in India, Monkeys had become a normal sighting for me. In fact, the monkeys were more of a nuisance than anything else. I’ll never forget the first two months I was living in a Hill Station in the Himalayas in a remote village in India when I had my first terrifying monkey encounter. I was renting a room—yes, literally a room—which was on the balcony of an unfinished building across the street from the “Aunties” (any woman that is your senior in India is referred to as Auntie as a sign of respect) renting it to me. It had no kitchen, no bathroom and cost me less than $150 dollars a month. If I needed to use the bathroom, as I typically did multiple times in a day, I needed to go down two flights of stairs, cross the street, go up two flights of stairs and pray that the “Aunties” only toilet wasn’t occupied. It typic...

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