{"id":164,"date":"2020-04-17T14:49:25","date_gmt":"2020-04-17T14:49:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.creativethemes.com\/blocksy\/travel\/?page_id=164"},"modified":"2024-07-10T13:05:04","modified_gmt":"2024-07-10T12:05:04","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/inafarawayland.com\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Hi! I am Marta<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
a Polish girl who dreamt of an unconventional lifestyle and proved that dreams do come true. A steady office job, a suburban house, two kids, and a dog? It never sounded appealing to me (excluding the dog part). What\u2019s normal, anyway? Each year, I gain more lust for life and am excited about what adventures life will throw at me, so follow me.<\/div>\n\n\n
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My Storyline<\/h2>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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2005<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Eighteen years old and straight out of high school, I took a plane to New York and started my 2.5-year-long adventure as an au pair in America.<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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2008<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
I spent the first half of 2008 attending German language school in Germany, then returned to Poland to start my university degree in journalism.<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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2009-2011<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
I received a grant to study abroad. I will spend the next two years living and studying in Potsdam, Germany, and travelling around Europe with my friends.<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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2011-2012<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
After I finished my degree, I travelled around South America for seven months with the money I’d saved from working evenings and weekends.<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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2012-2014<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
I settle in Berlin, naively thinking I’ve gotten travelling out of my system. Then, one day, a coworker introduced me to a “Working Holiday” youth exchange program.<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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2014-2018<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
I began a four-year stint doing back-to-back working holidays across New Zealand, Australia, and Canada. I started my blog, which slowly turned into my career.<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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2018-2022<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
I returned to Europe, purchased a campervan, and spent four years exploring the Italian Dolomites and Norway and house-sitting around Europe.<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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Present Day<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
After 17 years of being nomadic, I finally settled in a small alpine village near the mountains in Tirol, Austria. Another dream was fulfilled.<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Get To Know Me!<\/div>\n\n\n\n

A few principles I live by<\/h2>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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I am a minimalist<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Experiences over possessions\u2014that\u2019s my life motto! Having too much stuff gives me anxiety. At one point in my life, right after I left New Zealand, all my belongings fit into a small backpack and a carry-on suitcase! <\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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I am multilingual<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
I speak four languages, three of them fluently. However, I always laugh with my friends when I tell them I am not a native speaker of any of them. I grew up speaking Polish, but after living abroad for half my life, my Polish suffered greatly. Nowadays, I feel most comfortable speaking English.<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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I am a dog mum…<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\u2026and not afraid to admit it. I have wanted a dog for a long time, but travel always gets in the way. At the beginning of 2020, I finally leapt! Nowadays, my dog Jasper travels with me everywhere, and he is the best hiking companion. Yes, having a dog comes with challenges and many responsibilities, but at 37 years old, I think I can finally handle those!<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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I am obsessed with mountains.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
After my trip across the Andes in South America, I fell in love with mountainous landscapes. This love was cemented after I spent over a year roaming through the Southern Alps in New Zealand and another year living in the Canadian Rockies. Nowadays, I choose my travel destinations based on their hiking opportunities!<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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