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a final week at sea

April 10, 2013 Stefanie Hurtado
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so this is my final week working for castaway. it's extremely strange and surreal and i'm not even sure it's completely set in yet.

the tourist season is starting to dwindle down, therefore my time is almost up here on this tiny island. i knew i wouldn't be able to afford living here in may and june, like i initially intended to, so i told my company that my last day would be in mid-april. it'll give me a week or so to pack and take tons of pictures and say my goodbyes before leaving.

isn't it funny how you look forward to moving on from something, and then right before the change comes, you second guess yourself and appreciate the little things that you couldn't wait to end?

this probably doesn't make sense coming from me. i can't tell you how many times a day i have people say, "you have the best job in the world! dream job! this is hardly work!" but belieeeeve me, after six months of working in the sun all day everyday--herding massive groups of people who don't like to listen, catering to high-maintenance tourists, answering the same questions over and over again for friendly tourists, having people's lives in our hands... it's more stressful than it seems! not to mention the physical work of sailing a big boat two or three times a day... it is TIRING.

but now that i know that this is the end of this experience, i don't mind the herding or the questions or the stress too much. not this week. the boys are taking advantage of this state of mind i'm in by making me do every single snorkel tour before i leave... perfect. haha!

In virgin islands, st thomas, sailing, me
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 i'm stefanie*, i was born in las vegas on the 4th of july. i'm a 23-year-old aspiring writer, photographer, life-long traveler, and amateur farmer. and i think you're really pretty.

I'm Stefanie! I'm a New York City filmmaker, photographer, traveler and writer. In love with my best friend.  

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Pa'lante.
So long to the days of snowy mountaintops and freezing winds that nearly blew us clean off the top of Max Patch πŸŒ¬πŸ‘‹πŸΌ It's fiiiinally warm enough to have our coffee on the front porch everyday and now I can't think of a better way to start a morning. So excited for more warmth and for the hills to come alive with greenery (although this place was so beautiful I might've hiked to the top in any weather. So worth it.) ❀️
Gratitude is the root of all happiness. I know that, you know that. It's pretty simple. And yet, sometimes the current of this crazy life sweeps us along, fills our days with new obstacles, and we forget this simple thing.

Shortly after my dad died and I returned to NYC, David insisted we get these @fiveminutejournal s to write in everyday and help steer my thoughts in a more positive direction. 
At first, it felt fucking impossible. This huge force in my life was gone and I was left traumatized and depressed. But I told myself I would commit to writing in the journal because it took almost no time. One particularly sad day at home alone in Brooklyn, the only 3 gratitude points I could muster up were 1. Grubhub ✊🏼 2. YouTube πŸ˜‘ 3. Online shopping... It eventually got lighter and easier and now it's a ritual I never want to give up. So when @bethington wrote a lovely post recently and asked me to share 5 things I'm grateful for, I was all for it because practicing gratitude everyday has changed my life:

1. This new phase of my life where I'm working on building πŸ†™ instead of being so transient. 
2. David. Always David. I've never been so perfectly compatible with another human in my life.
3. The massive, 3-month adventure we have coming up this fall. It's something I'm quite nervous about and will write more about soon!
4. Our kitty Winnie. Call me silly but he's the most loving, expressive, and all around coolest tiny creature I've ever met and it makes me so happy to wake up to his fuzzy face everyday. 
5. The awareness of how different things affect my body/mind and that healthy decisions are the greatest act of self-respect. 
What are you grateful for? Try and make your points specific. Think of 3 different things everyday and I promise it'll rewire your brain towards positivity. ❀️
Scenes from life on the floor ✨ This is our third apartment in our third city together that we've arrived at totally furniture-less. Now we're working on accumulating things we need, little by little, taking special care in each decision to make sure every single thing sparks joy. If it goes well, I'll have a home full of plants, books, and kittens πŸ˜πŸ€”πŸ™πŸΌ
Loving him is the easiest thing I've ever done. #cheesybuttrue #perfecthuman
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Hello I love you! πŸ‘‹πŸΌπŸπŸ§šπŸΌβ€β™€οΈ #savethebees
The laboratory of modern life βš™οΈ
Asheville is p cute πŸ™ƒ
Pa'lante.
So long to the days of snowy mountaintops and freezing winds that nearly blew us clean off the top of Max Patch πŸŒ¬πŸ‘‹πŸΌ It's fiiiinally warm enough to have our coffee on the front porch everyday and now I can't think of a better way to start a morning. So excited for more warmth and for the hills to come alive with greenery (although this place was so beautiful I might've hiked to the top in any weather. So worth it.) ❀️
Gratitude is the root of all happiness. I know that, you know that. It's pretty simple. And yet, sometimes the current of this crazy life sweeps us along, fills our days with new obstacles, and we forget this simple thing.

Shortly after my dad died and I returned to NYC, David insisted we get these @fiveminutejournal s to write in everyday and help steer my thoughts in a more positive direction. 
At first, it felt fucking impossible. This huge force in my life was gone and I was left traumatized and depressed. But I told myself I would commit to writing in the journal because it took almost no time. One particularly sad day at home alone in Brooklyn, the only 3 gratitude points I could muster up were 1. Grubhub ✊🏼 2. YouTube πŸ˜‘ 3. Online shopping... It eventually got lighter and easier and now it's a ritual I never want to give up. So when @bethington wrote a lovely post recently and asked me to share 5 things I'm grateful for, I was all for it because practicing gratitude everyday has changed my life:

1. This new phase of my life where I'm working on building πŸ†™ instead of being so transient. 
2. David. Always David. I've never been so perfectly compatible with another human in my life.
3. The massive, 3-month adventure we have coming up this fall. It's something I'm quite nervous about and will write more about soon!
4. Our kitty Winnie. Call me silly but he's the most loving, expressive, and all around coolest tiny creature I've ever met and it makes me so happy to wake up to his fuzzy face everyday. 
5. The awareness of how different things affect my body/mind and that healthy decisions are the greatest act of self-respect. 
What are you grateful for? Try and make your points specific. Think of 3 different things everyday and I promise it'll rewire your brain towards positivity. ❀️
Scenes from life on the floor ✨ This is our third apartment in our third city together that we've arrived at totally furniture-less. Now we're working on accumulating things we need, little by little, taking special care in each decision to make sure every single thing sparks joy. If it goes well, I'll have a home full of plants, books, and kittens πŸ˜πŸ€”πŸ™πŸΌ
Loving him is the easiest thing I've ever done. #cheesybuttrue #perfecthuman

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