About

Beach Girl Abroad

(photo: Stacey Millett Photography)

In early 2010, I created Beach Girl Abroad at the suggestion of neighbor and mentor, Nancy Szakacsy, who said,“this is your story, you’d better be writing this stuff down”, as we walked our dogs around the quiet beach neighborhood.

I was off to teach English in Asia, and what an adventure it was. I began writing that overcast California Coastal morning, about the anticipated travel and where to even begin packing. Quickly, my real journey started to come through quite naturally through writing.

I wrote about the travels (which were amazing), but more often, the personal growth that sped up exponentially via living and working in a foreign country. Being alone, without family within driving distance, for the first time. Getting to know myself.

My natural curiosity in travel, health, natural beauty, movement, food and recipes, and the true meaning of home flowed into the blog. When I began yoga training in Seoul, and subsequently taught, yoga and it’s philosophy weaved itself in, too.

Two years, living in and/or traveling a handful of countries (and Hawaii),

an overflowing bowl of teachers learned from in subjects ranging from nutrition to how to love again,

hundreds of foreign veggies, recipes, international beauty tips, and farmer’s markets tried,

two yoga trainings,

a handful of living spaces from retreat centers in jungles to windowless apartments in dynamic cities,

countless classes and downward dogs,

add to taste walks down beautiful beaches and through stunning jungles that left me utterly speechless,

wanders through street markets and shopping anywhere and everywhere from high-end to consignment,

countless good and stupid decisions…

and subsequent countless lessons learned…

don’t forget a broken and/or healed heart tossed in between, and most importantly, a precious handful of dear, dear friends around the globe later…

Finding my stillness and what truly ignites my inner spark wherever I happen to be…

Creating beauty, open space in mind-body-soul, and wherever you decide to travel

…or call

home. 

love,

Elisa

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