This post is sponsored by Toyota. All opinions are my own.

As most of you who follow me on social media already know, this weekend I was in Long Beach, California having an absolute blast at the We All Grow summit. More details on all of the action there will be posted a little later so keep a look out. Today we are focusing on the transportation to this amazing conference. I was very fortunate to have been hooked up by Toyota Latino and Scion with two beautiful, sleek and sporty cars: the Scion iA and the Scion iM. As much as I wish I was able to drive both like a superwoman, I was only able to drive the Scion iA. My friend Sylvia drove the Scion iM and you can check out her review here. Now you all have all of the necessary information to make a good decision.

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Hi friends! This blog will be super short and sweet (hopefully) because I’m really exhausted and have decided to reserve all of my thinking power for my day job lol. I’ll be posting a few random lessons learned while in each country and while in Europe in general. The next few weeks will have more detailed blogs on what I did in each country!

Lessons learned in Belgium: (#mairainBE)

Before arriving in Belgium, I knew that Belgium was well known for its beer, chocolate and waffles. Let’s talk about beer. During my time in Belgium I learned that Belgians are proud of their beer, AND FOR GOOD REASON. Belgian beer is hands down the best beer I have ever tasted. Not only is it super flavorful, but it is all also super high in alcohol content. Literally the lowest ABV (alcohol by volume) was 12% lol. I took pictures of the majority of the beer and wine that I drank so in future blogs I will talk about my faves! P.S. – I’m such a beer snob now lol.

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Hi! The moment is here! My website has officially launched (August 21,2015). I want to share a quote that has resonated with me since I first read it:

‘El exito es tener una idea, desarrollarla y lograr que sea de beneficio para todos’. It’s in spanish but it translates to ‘Success is having an idea, growing it, and having it be beneficial for everyone’.  A lot of people have asked me why I have started a blog and my main answer has been ‘I want to share my bucket list with people’. At this point, I personally feel like I have already achieved success with my bucket list. I had an idea, I am now sharing it (on a bigger platform that goes beyond Facebook and Instagram) and I already have people who are benefiting. I have friends and family members who have created their own bucket lists and who have stepped out of their comfort zone and taken some risks. I’m not sure where this blog will go but as of right now I am just very happy and feel incredibly lucky to be able to share this with you all. Thank you for reading and I hope you enjoy the site! Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments! Thanks y’all 🙂

P.S. – I will be posting future bucket list items that I will be crossing off and asking for companions, so be sure to check out the News page often!

You can read more blogs on ‘The Blog & Life’ here!

-Maira