{"id":83,"date":"2023-08-20T18:05:59","date_gmt":"2023-08-20T18:05:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/everywhereaffia.com\/?page_id=83"},"modified":"2025-08-11T22:32:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T20:32:10","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/everywhereaffia.com\/index.php\/about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"About me"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-primary-color\">Hi! <\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color has-primary-font-family has-tiny-font-size wp-elements-8daaf286b4681f0961ea72c31eec995e\">My name is Affia. I am <strong>passionate about discovering different cultures<\/strong>, languages and I love travelling while doing so. I am also a strong advocate of solo travelling as a woman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/everywhereaffia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_8969-scaled.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" data-id=\"790\" src=\"https:\/\/everywhereaffia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_8969-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-790\" srcset=\"https:\/\/everywhereaffia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_8969-scaled.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/everywhereaffia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_8969-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/everywhereaffia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_8969-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/everywhereaffia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_8969-113x150.jpeg 113w, https:\/\/everywhereaffia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_8969-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/everywhereaffia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_8969-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/everywhereaffia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/B8EA6EC3-0F6F-4EF2-80F0-8833E9C8A13B_1_201_a-scaled.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" data-id=\"457\" src=\"https:\/\/everywhereaffia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/B8EA6EC3-0F6F-4EF2-80F0-8833E9C8A13B_1_201_a-edited-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/everywhereaffia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/B8EA6EC3-0F6F-4EF2-80F0-8833E9C8A13B_1_201_a-edited-scaled.jpeg 1707w, https:\/\/everywhereaffia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/B8EA6EC3-0F6F-4EF2-80F0-8833E9C8A13B_1_201_a-edited-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/everywhereaffia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/B8EA6EC3-0F6F-4EF2-80F0-8833E9C8A13B_1_201_a-edited-683x1024.jpeg 683w, https:\/\/everywhereaffia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/B8EA6EC3-0F6F-4EF2-80F0-8833E9C8A13B_1_201_a-edited-100x150.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/everywhereaffia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/B8EA6EC3-0F6F-4EF2-80F0-8833E9C8A13B_1_201_a-edited-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/everywhereaffia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/B8EA6EC3-0F6F-4EF2-80F0-8833E9C8A13B_1_201_a-edited-1024x1536.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/everywhereaffia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/B8EA6EC3-0F6F-4EF2-80F0-8833E9C8A13B_1_201_a-edited-1365x2048.jpeg 1365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color has-primary-font-family has-tiny-font-size wp-elements-74a897c3024cc248149ae9cf5d1379bc\">I&#8217;ve had my first solo travel experience when I was 18 years old. I decided to go to Brighton for 6 weeks, to improve my English and gain some professional experience. Back then, 6 weeks looked like a such a great amount of time. I remembered that completely broke down before taking the train: just thinking that I would be spending all those weeks alone, without my friends and family&#8230; It was so scary to me at the time. Although I was scared and did not know what to expect from this trip, it turned out to be <strong>one of the best experiences of my life<\/strong>. I have met extraordinary people who have helped grow and be more confident both in myself and my abilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"456\" src=\"https:\/\/everywhereaffia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AAB6777F-608E-4A7D-AB5D-DFB936CD222B_1_201_a-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/everywhereaffia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AAB6777F-608E-4A7D-AB5D-DFB936CD222B_1_201_a-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/everywhereaffia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AAB6777F-608E-4A7D-AB5D-DFB936CD222B_1_201_a-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/everywhereaffia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AAB6777F-608E-4A7D-AB5D-DFB936CD222B_1_201_a-150x113.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/everywhereaffia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AAB6777F-608E-4A7D-AB5D-DFB936CD222B_1_201_a-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/everywhereaffia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AAB6777F-608E-4A7D-AB5D-DFB936CD222B_1_201_a.jpeg 1480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"455\" src=\"https:\/\/everywhereaffia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20190710_113545-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/everywhereaffia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20190710_113545-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/everywhereaffia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20190710_113545-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/everywhereaffia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20190710_113545-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/everywhereaffia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20190710_113545-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/everywhereaffia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20190710_113545-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/everywhereaffia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20190710_113545-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color has-primary-font-family has-tiny-font-size wp-elements-5bff39e1db21ce0c544509398ff8d64a\">Through the years, <strong>I&#8217;ve taken interest in so many countries and cultures<\/strong> that I eventually grew to be a polyglot. I&#8217;m French and I have learned English and German at school. In addition to that, I&#8217;ve lived in Germany for a year and a half and studied in Brazil for six month. I&#8217;m so passionate when it comes to understanding a new culture and I&#8217;m always waiting for an opportunity to learn a new language. I just love connecting with people, and the way I see it, the more languages I can speak, the more people I could potentially connect with. I am currently in the process of learning Korean and I&#8217;m super enthusiastic about sharing my findings about this culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/everywhereaffia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/06A8EAB6-9C17-4CCC-BB83-B104B849AC71_1_201_a-683x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/everywhereaffia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/06A8EAB6-9C17-4CCC-BB83-B104B849AC71_1_201_a-683x1024.jpeg 683w, https:\/\/everywhereaffia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/06A8EAB6-9C17-4CCC-BB83-B104B849AC71_1_201_a-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/everywhereaffia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/06A8EAB6-9C17-4CCC-BB83-B104B849AC71_1_201_a-100x150.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/everywhereaffia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/06A8EAB6-9C17-4CCC-BB83-B104B849AC71_1_201_a-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/everywhereaffia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/06A8EAB6-9C17-4CCC-BB83-B104B849AC71_1_201_a-1024x1536.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/everywhereaffia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/06A8EAB6-9C17-4CCC-BB83-B104B849AC71_1_201_a-1365x2048.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/everywhereaffia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/06A8EAB6-9C17-4CCC-BB83-B104B849AC71_1_201_a-scaled.jpeg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/everywhereaffia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/32F4D8AC-34AB-4369-A7E0-C27EA44E8ADD_1_201_a-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/everywhereaffia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/32F4D8AC-34AB-4369-A7E0-C27EA44E8ADD_1_201_a-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/everywhereaffia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/32F4D8AC-34AB-4369-A7E0-C27EA44E8ADD_1_201_a-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/everywhereaffia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/32F4D8AC-34AB-4369-A7E0-C27EA44E8ADD_1_201_a-113x150.jpeg 113w, https:\/\/everywhereaffia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/32F4D8AC-34AB-4369-A7E0-C27EA44E8ADD_1_201_a-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/everywhereaffia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/32F4D8AC-34AB-4369-A7E0-C27EA44E8ADD_1_201_a-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/everywhereaffia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/32F4D8AC-34AB-4369-A7E0-C27EA44E8ADD_1_201_a-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color has-primary-font-family has-tiny-font-size wp-elements-0ee8fbdec072eafbf044cfdbc40ce94e\">I guess, by now you might already have an idea on the reason why I have decided to create this blog. So, why? Well, I simply wish share with you my various passions namely traveling, discovering cultures, learning languages and last but not least sharing my food tips, since I believe it is also an agreeable (and sometimes less pricey) way to learn about a new culture! I don&#8217;t know about you, but the quickest way to my heart is definitely though my stomach. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color has-primary-font-family has-tiny-font-size wp-elements-92495f297a6f121a526415d031fac068\">I hope you&#8217;re all buckled up, let&#8217;s all travel together in the best ways possible. I hope you&#8217;ll enjoy the ride and wishing you have a great time reading it as much as I enjoy sharing this! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi! My name is Affia. 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