The Imperfect Explorer Emerges

Why would a bossy, loud-mouth, Parks and Rec loving 22 year old female randomly start a blog?

Why start blog? What am I on? This is a huge commitment, requires a lot of creativity, and people that actually want to hear what I say. But why would people listen to me? I'm nothing special, I'm not miraculous, nor am I "Instagram model" gorgeous. So, why read what I write?

Because I'm IMPERFECT

"Perfection is just . . . boring. Perfect is what's natural or real; that is beauty" - Marc Jacobs

Social Media

I don't know about you, but I scroll through hundreds of travel instagrams and blogs. Photos of beautiful, skinny girls posting about the latest yacht they're on or resort they're staying at. They are so beautiful and so #goals that it kills me. I look at them and feel like I could never achieve that. I will never look like that, I will never be that thin, I will never be that popular. I don't want to be. I want to be Michelle. I want to read a travel blog about a dorky and fun girl and her travels. I want to hear about the nitty gritty like where to book flight tickets, funny awkward stories, and best places to eat. I want to read about a girl just as nerdy as I am trying to travel the world. I want someone I can relate to. I love to take photos, I love to travel, so I thought . . . why not me?

Here We Go

Imperfect action is better than perfect inaction. Just start!

Throwing all caution to the wind, I am doing this! I am attempting to write a helpful and intriguing blog. I'm not a professional writer, photographer, or marketer. I'm just Michelle and I love that.

Being perfect is so overrated.

Here's a photo that accurately describes my awkwardness. Enjoy :)