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Goodbye Manila and Hello LA | Moving To A New Country

July 2, 2018

Goodbye Manila and Hello LA

Goodbye Manila and Hello LA – Moving To A New Country

Happy Monday! It’s a very happy Monday because I’m in LA. Let me just type that again. I’m in LA! Well as I’m writing this I’m in the airport terminal waiting to board my flight. Good thing I have wifi. I’m probably in Los Angeles and enjoying my first few days here. That seems weird as I began writing this post in the Philippines a week prior. I mentioned/announced in my blog post about 5 things on my to do list in June (you can read here) that I was moving to LA. Well here is a more detailed post about it. I promised I would talk about it in depth so here I am telling you why I made the decision and my plans. So Goodbye Manila and Hello LA!

Goodbye Manila and Hello LA

Before I get into my reasons for moving to a new country I thought I would give some background info. I’m half American and half Filipino if you were wondering and curious about my nationality. So I was born and raised in the U.S and lived in Southern California until I was 15. I then moved to the Philippines after my parents decided to retire there. The school system is weird so I went from a freshman in high school to a senior in high school. I graduated when I was 16 and went to college right away. I got a bachelors degree in communication and media then right after that I went to fashion school and got a degree in that. Then when I thought I was done with school, I started my career and went full time with this blog.

I had been living in the Philippines for 10 years. Actually I arrived in Manila on June 24, 2008 and I actually left for the U.S again June 21, 2018 so almost exactly 10 years. I spent most of my teen and young adult life in Manila and learned how to live there. I hadn’t been back in 10 years and I’m sure a lot changed and it will be very different when I get there.

Goodbye Manila and Hello LA

| hoodie // sweater // cami // leggings // sneakers // bow // tote bag // suitcase |

I decided a few months ago that I wanted a change and do something different. At the beginning of the year I had a few goals and one of them was get my own place. I took it a step above and in fact I did get my own place but in a whole entire new country. There are a lot of reasons I did this. Some was for my own personal gain and some were personal for me. I was so nervous at first that it would not even go through and I was silly for even thinking I could move to a whole other county.

Honestly, I wasn’t happy with how my life was going. I was tired of my same old routine and was tired of my life repeating itself everyday. So instead of being unhappy and not loving what I was doing, I knew something needed to change. I kept thinking about it and something just came to me. I think it was a dream at first. I still remember it. I don’t remember how the dream started but I remember certain parts of it when I woke up. I could see I was underneath the staircase of my house with my suitcase laying beside me. I was deciding which pair of shoes to put in. Then someone came up to me and asked where I was going. I said, “I’m going to LA.” Now that part I remember clearly and the part at the end I saw a plane in the sky. I thought about that dream for a few days. I wondered if it was possible and I made it possible.

It seems like that dream was my main motivation but it wasn’t. There was a lot of planning involved. It took a few months of research and getting everything together. However an idea or dream became a reality. I usually don’t believe in signs but after one after another kept showing me that I should go ahead and go with my plans then I believed it. I believe in everything happens for a reason now. If you can take something from this blog post then I suggest you pursue your dreams no matter how big or small it is. Mine was a little dream and then I got to thinking about it to planning it and to actually doing it. I said goodbye Manila and hello LA and I never thought I would be saying that but here I am!

“Anything is possible if you believe!”

Goodbye Manila and Hello LA

That was my moving to a new country post. You will be hearing about my move and my new adventures here on my blog and of course I will be documenting it over on my Youtube channels as well. It took me a while to get this post as it took me a while to get internet and wifi at my new place. Now that I can publish this a week after I have been in LA then you will be seeing a lot more of me. My airport outfit will be out soon as well as my packing post for what I packed and took with me to LA. So look forward to that as I’m excited to share that with you. I’m just so excited to share this journey with you and since my little break from the internet I have so many ideas and new content to put out. I don’t know my plans yet or what the future will hold for me here in LA but I am excited to find out. So I hope you enjoyed reading this blog post and maybe got inspired a little bit from the big step I took. Let me know if I’m not the only one who took a leap and moved to a different country again because I would love to hear your story and what it was like. I guess goodbye Manila and hello LA!

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  1. Batmom85 says

    July 2, 2018 at 11:42 pm

    What a wonderful post! So inspirational! I’m all about following your dreams and making the life you want! I’m praying you have a safe journey and postive transition. I’m from So Cal if you ever need a guide❤️❤️ Light, love and support on your journey!

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    • fashionxfairytale says

      July 17, 2018 at 12:51 am

      Thanks so much! I might take you up on it if I need to!

      xo Jackie

      Reply
  2. Loren G says

    July 9, 2018 at 5:18 pm

    I am so happy for you! The school system does change from place to place. I’ve got cousins that graduated when they were 16 in Colombia while I graduated right before my 18th birthday in Canada!
    I love how you motivated yourself to move on and make a new better change. Hope to read more soon!
    plaidandsugar.blogspot.ca

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    • fashionxfairytale says

      July 17, 2018 at 12:52 am

      Thanks and yes so weird how schools are all over the world. Glad you liked this post!

      xo Jackie

      Reply
  3. Claire says

    July 13, 2018 at 10:03 pm

    Congrats on your big move! I’d love to read more about your move back to LA. I know it’s not a foreign place but I feel like it mind as well be since things definitely has changed since you left! I’m currently set to move across the world in November so I’d love to pick some tips off you!

    Best of luck in LA! This is such an exciting time for you.

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    • fashionxfairytale says

      July 17, 2018 at 12:54 am

      Thank you! You are so right and it is a pretty big change. Let me know if you need anything and I hope to help with your move.

      xo Jackie

      Reply
  4. mojitoswithmar says

    July 15, 2018 at 6:11 pm

    hihihi!!! Thank you so much for sharing!!! Im so excited for you girl!!! youre gonna have so much fun here!!! xoxox from Dallas TX 💓💓💓

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    • fashionxfairytale says

      July 17, 2018 at 12:56 am

      Thanks so much! I hope I do and look forward to all the new adventures.

      xo Jackie

      Reply

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