The End of the Mushroom Hair Era

I received my brand spanking new passport!!! Aw yeah!!! I was also sent back my invalidated passport that documented my international travels for the past 10 years. I was elated to finally put an end to the horrid picture of me with an awful mushroom haircut but I was also sad that an era is over. I've had this passport since I was 18 and I've experienced amazing things!!! My last trip to Hong Kong and China; a whirlwind European backpacking tour; an eye-opening Peruvian adventure; a wonderful Costa Rican getaway that culminated in some drama (nuff said); a pseudo bachelorette party in Cancun; Espana during a turbulent time; beautiful Cayman Islands for a wedding; a "Girls Gone Wild" Brazilian holiday; Espana to visit schools; and then, finally....the breathtaking U.S. and British Virgin Islands.

I've been very fortunate to have taken these trips...as are the friends who not just request but demand souvenirs from me. I won't name any names here (Ethan Hao Tran and Irene Kim). After laying to rest the mushroom haircut-passport, I flip through the empty pages of the new passport (yes, I took the pains to take a Glamour Shots-worthy picture) and I am more than enthusiastic and hopeful about where the next 10 years will take me.