back to Cali

9 months. From LA to LA.
Stops in Australia, Papua New Guinea, Japan, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Malaysia, India, France, & Spain.
I started pale, scared, anxious, uncertain, and slightly unhappy with my position in life.
I ended pale, confident, relaxed, secure, happy.
You can see it.
I know I just belittled an unsuspecting Italian man for his narcissism, but… well… here are 176 pictures of ME:

Comments

13 responses to “back to Cali”

  1. Marcel Avatar
    Marcel

    Fake video. I know because your beard didn't grow.

  2. etc @ www.fierceandnerdy.com Avatar
    etc @ www.fierceandnerdy.com

    Oh, I adore this TOO much. Makes me want to travel around the world like right now just for the awesome makeover.

  3. glasgowdick Avatar
    glasgowdick

    Congratulations on a beautiful, wondrous journey.
    The good news is that while you were gone, they widened the 405.

  4. Monica Prelle Avatar
    Monica Prelle

    If only yo visited Russia you could read this:

    добро пожаловать домой

  5. photoleo Avatar
    photoleo

    For a while you have been my Muse, now you are also my hero…:-)

  6. laurenne Avatar
    laurenne

    Aw thanks Leo! Marcel, I definitely did without a lot of beauty essentials during the trip, but one thing I allowed myself to do was shave my beard every day.
    And yes, I really do recommend a year off just for makeover purposes. Although, I am in advertising so I wouldn't really trust my before and afters. Hey, Glasgowdick… that's a lie. And Mo-dogg, give me a hint…. something about people who take too many pictures of themselves?

  7. Cody McKibben Avatar
    Cody McKibben

    Kickass, beautiful trip photos! :)

    Glad to have met you on this journey and hope to see you again!

  8. etc @ www.fierceandnerdy.com Avatar
    etc @ www.fierceandnerdy.com

    Just want to let you know we reposted this over at FaN. So inspirational! Here's the link: http://fierceandnerdy.com/?p=11119

  9. loving. living. small. Avatar
    loving. living. small.

    girl you are SO creative!!! welcome back!! xx

  10. Monica Avatar
    Monica

    love it beautykins

  11. Gabriela Avatar
    Gabriela

    I definitely think you ended up more tan than when you started :)

  12. Zoe Blue Avatar
    Zoe Blue

    I'm sorry, girl, but we HAVE to meet. You're in L.A. I'm (sort of) in L.A. (O.C., actually). You've traveled the world. I've traveled the world. You've been hit on by sleezy Italian men and (clearly) LOVED India. Ditto. We're both daughters of gay dads. I'm sorry, but it's in the stars. Let's do this thing.

  13. Charlotte Avatar

    Ohh man I envy you so much! (because of the world traveling adventures)
    I just stumbled across your blog and I’m really enjoying it :)

    I’ll be back.

    PS: you look a lot like Sandra Bullock.