While in Puerto Rico a few weeks ago, I kept looking up at the sky and my surroundings and thinking to myself ‘wow what a wallpaper-y view’. And what I meant by that, is that everything I was seeing was so beautiful and deserving of being the first thing I looked at when grabbing my phone. What I enjoy the most about these following 6 photos/wallpapers, is that they show the true diversity of Puerto Rico. There are photos/wallpapers in the rain forest to the beach to a sunflower farm, and the list goes on.

Check out 6 of my favorite photos/wallpapers from Puerto Rico and let me know your favorite! I’m currently using #2 as my phone’s wallpaper 😉

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Hi everyone and happy new year! 2016 was definitely a wild year, full of highs and lows and it honestly feels like it’s never going to end, but the end is in sight! It’s almost 2017 and it’s time for us to take a deep breath, hold our heads up high, and start over.

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Tonight I am flying to Puerto Rico with my friend to cross off a couple of bucket list items (and to spend Christmas there), so I figured the best blog post for this week would be one about travel!

When planning my trip to Ireland last December, I was told that I HAD to visit the Cliffs of Moher so naturally I added it to my travel bucket list. What I wasn’t told, however, was that on the way to the Cliffs of Moher, there is another bucket list worthy spot: the Baby Cliffs. The Baby Cliffs in Ireland are a smaller version of the Cliffs of Moher (which are completely magical, and I will have a blog post about my experience there in the coming weeks). But just because they are smaller, or the ‘baby’ edition doesn’t make them any less spectacular. Check out six of my favorite photos to inspire you to visit this wondrous place!

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This blog post is multi-purpose. I’m writing it because my current ‘About Me‘ page is a little too long and I want to shorten it (so figured I would put all of the information here), but also because I’ve been gettting a couple of emails asking me how Enthusiastic About Life got started. So I decided I’d give some of you a refresher and the rest of you an introduction.

Let’s start from the beginning, the year was 2014 and I was a senior in college…

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People always ask me ‘Why do you have a bucket list?’ and I always end up talking way too long about why I have one and why I think everyone should have one. It’s kind of like when people ask you about your favorite hobby or your biggest passion and your face lights up and you ramble on because you love that topic so much. That’s how it is with me and bucket lists. And because I tend to ramble, I’ve decided to sit down and give you a quick and concise list of 7 reasons to have a bucket list.

But first, let’s tackle the elephant in the room. One of the biggest issues people have with bucket lists is that they think they are too young to have one. Many people associate the term ‘bucket list’ with death, or the end of life. To me, however, a bucket list isn’t a list of things that I want to do before I die…it’s a list of things I want to do in my life. I think it’s better to start the bucket list mentality when you are young, when you have more time, and when you have more flexibility. Check out the 7 reasons and let me know if I’ve convinced you!

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Two weeks ago, I crossed off bucket list item #542: visit Horseshoe Bend in Page, Arizona and IT. WAS. BREATHTAKING. I’ve seen pictures of Horseshoe Bend online, but trust me when I say that the photos do not do this beautiful place justice. Like at all. It’s such a ridiculously wondrous place that it almost looks photoshopped (even in person!). It looks and feels surreal.

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Since Enthusiastic About Life started with my graduation bucket list when I was at the University of Arizona, I figured I should share the Ultimate University of Arizona Bucket List. It’s the perfect time to share because classes just started! Senior year FLIES by so definitely start crossing some of these items ASAP.

But I have to remind you, it’s not about how many items you cross off, but how many memories you make and how epic you make your last year at the best university in the world! Let me know if there are any other bucket list items that I may have missed, enjoy!

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Can you all believe it?! A year ago today on a sunny afternoon, Enthusiastic About Life went live. Today Enthusiastic About Life is now officially 1 year old. I can’t believe that it’s been 1 full year of the blog! Get the champagne and let’s start poppin’ bottles to celebrate.

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Raise your hand if you have ever heard of Canada Day! Up until about a week ago, I would not have been able to raise my hand because I had no idea that Canada Day existed! This has all changed, because I spent the past week in Canada (Montreal and Quebec City, to be exact) learning all about Canada Day, Canadian culture, food, and adventure! I’ll be talking about all things Canada in a ton of future posts coming up, but today we are going to learn all about Montmorency Falls (the other famous falls in Canada!).

I’ve never visited a water fall as big as Montmorency Falls…the closest I’ve gotten to a waterfall has been hiking to Seven Falls in Tucson (check out the hiking bucket list for those deets), so crossing off this bucket list item was super exciting for me!

Check out this fun video for a sneak peek into the falls!

The falls were absolutely beautiful and I learned a ton from our wonderful tour guide Rock (as in Rock n’ Roll).

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