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About me

Hi! My name is Bisa, and I'm a breast cancer thriver, plus-size adventurer, writer, and photographer.

After finishing treatment for breast cancer, I received a 5-year survivorship plan. It included monthly, then quarterly test and doctor visits. Instead of worrying about whether or not the disease would return, I created a recovery plan of my own. My plan included exploring the world around me and new experiences.

The blog's mission is to remind you we can create a life we love despite our weight and circumstances. My goal is to inspire others to follow their dreams and not wait for a devasting diagnosis to live the life you've always wanted. I want to share the power of travel to help through anxiety, stress after having breast cancer.

Join me on my journey. I still have miles to travel

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Couples Therapy with My first true love . . . . Travel

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This blog post is inspired by the podcast “All The Shit I’ve Learned Abroad: Travel Therapy episode 50. In this episode, the hosts, Steph and Andrea, had couples therapy with their first true love . . . . travel. I revealed yesterday that travel is my therapy, and I’ve...

Curry Ramen Noodles Recipe

1 month ago2 comments

Quarantine has forced many of us to cook more meals at home. It should be no surprise that when I asked you on Instagram what I should write about, the majority said food. Since we can’t travel, I wanted to make a dish that reminds of remind me of Asia. I decided to make a Japanese...

2019 Travel Summary

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2019 Travel As I was putting together the list of all of the places I visited in 2019, I realized that I traveled a lot more than I thought. Not all travel requires a passport stamp and an airplane. It was fun going through all of my pictures and reliving the experience. I was able to...

A&A Ballet Presents The Art Deco Nutcracker

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A&A Ballet Presents The Art Deco Nutcracker When we think of Christmas, you can’t help but think about the Nutcracker. Another Christmas tradition I have never seen before. Last night that all changed. I was given tickets to see the American Ballet Theatre’s production of “The...

Celebrating My Cancerversary

7 months ago1 comment

This year’s trip celebrating my cancerversary was to Iceland. Every year since I completed treatment from breast cancer, I make it a goal to travel to a new destination on or around November 4. Here is a recap of where I’ve been in the years that have passed. In 2016 I was in...

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I just finished doing a virtual 5k. I wasn't sure how I felt about doing a virtual race. My first instinct when the races I signed up for became virtual was to get my money back. One of the reasons I like doing organized events is I enjoy the energy of the people. But seeing others online doing virtual races motivated me to give it a try. I still get a high and sense of accomplishment that I get from a live race. It is my first virtual race, but not my last. Tell me about at virtual races you have done or are planning to do in 2020.
Crow point Indiana courthouse.
I was practicing social distancing today and I visited the Community Veterans Memorial in Munster Indiana. This interactive trail has sculptures from World War I, WW II, Vietnam War. The UH-1 Huey helicopter which was used as a transport and gunship in Vietnam. #alongthesouthshore
I shoot with different cameras sometimes. I almost always will have a cellphone shot is the same things. The camera’s on our phones are so advanced now. Then you can edit and make it anything. This week will just be shots taken around my house and neighborhood. This is a picture of the same cloud. The shape changed so fast. Do you know which picture was taken with my phone? I'll put the answer in the comments.
I try to live without regrets. Some times you have to make the leap into the unknown. I have not made a phone call or visited a place because I told myself I could do it next time. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We have learned that there may not be the next time
The final photo I'm sharing on US Travel is of the Space Needle in Seattle. I fell in love with Seattle. The weather was perfect in the summer. I loved the long days of daylight. I considered moving there. I changed my mind when I heard about the high suicide rate in the winter. I think I need summer and winter times to avoid the worse if every city. 😉
Benmarl Winery is the oldest vineyard in America. The winery overlooks the historic Hudson River Valley in NY. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I didn't realize there were so many wine vineyards in upstate New York. I visited a few and breweries while I was in the Catskills. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Do you like to visit wine vineyards when you travel?
We got up early one morning to beat the long lines of Holy Donut in Portland, Maine. What makes these donuts so unique is it is made with potatoes. I admit I thought it was weird, but it was delicious and worth getting up early. What is the weirdest ingredient you've tried in a donut?
I am a little late with today’s post. The next U.S. City is Memphis. I spent a lot of time in Memphis because of work. Each time I discovered something new. I always enjoyed going out on Beale Street. Have you been to Memphis?