sara burdick
Bio
I quit the rat race after working as a nurse for 16 years. Obsessed with moving off-grid, sobriety, and self-improvement. I live in Colombia.
Stories (63/0)
Your blood type can indicate what kind of personality you have according to some cultural beliefs.
Can your blood type determine your personality? In 1927 Takeji Furukawa suggested that personality and blood types could be related. However, it is still only a pseudoscientific belief. Still, it is a common belief in Japan and South Korea that blood type affects your personality and your compatibility with others, and most people in those areas know their blood type and discuss it with others.
By sara burdick23 days ago in 01
A beautiful disaster is still beautiful.
My head has been a swirl of questions about my life, relationship, and especially how I am and who I show up as in the world. I went into the jungle for a week, and to be completely transparent, it wasn’t easy, except not for the reasons I expected.
By sara burdick3 months ago in Confessions
A cure to all that ails you can be found in Iquitos, Peru
I am currently in Iquitos, Peru. Originally I had the idea to come here for a getaway and in my nativity thought, since I have not read or seen much about it on YouTube, that it would not be a hotbed of tourists.
By sara burdick4 months ago in Confessions
Crossing the Ecuador border from Colombia, headed to Iquitos, Peru. Is it as easy as it seems?
Yesterday I crossed the border into Ecuador over land; yes, I am aware of ¨how dangerous¨ it is. However, I have done it twice and never had an issue. From the Ecuadorian border, I went to the Tulcán bus terminal with a vague plan of what I was doing. If you were to ask me three days ago where I am going, I would have said, no idea, and then I decided on Iquitos, Peru.
By sara burdick4 months ago in Wander
The abandoned prison on the Island of Gorgona once housed some of Colombia´s most notorious criminals
Twenty-eight miles off the Pacific Coast of Colombia sits an island that is 5.6 miles long and 1.6 miles wide; the total area is 10 square miles. Gorgona Island once housed some of Colombia's most notorious criminals. 7 out of 10 of them were lifers.
By sara burdick4 months ago in Wander
Marilyn Monroe´s beauty and skincare routine
When it came to beauty, Marilyn took no chances; she went where the Hollywood Royalty went, to Erno Laszlo. Dr. Erno Laszlo's first breakthrough in beauty products was when he found a cure for the Hungarian Princess' acne.
By sara burdick5 months ago in Humans
Seven reverse culture shocks I experienced going from Colombia to the United States
I remember my first few days back in the US, and I was in awe about how much I had forgotten. The last time I was in the US was the summer prior, and the states were still in lockdown, so I did not leave my family’s houses.
By sara burdick6 months ago in Wander
Would you make a deal with the devil to get what you desire?
Recently I have been digging into the myths and legends of Colombia. Not only is it spook month, but I have been thinking about things that I was curious to learn about countries before I started traveling.
By sara burdick6 months ago in Fiction
