Part three of Rick Mereki's travel series. This installment: "move." Enjoy.


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Part two of Rick Mereki's series documenting a life-changing crisscrossing of the globe that's inspired many is titled "learn." Traveling between 11 countries over the course of 44 days, here, he shows the different/new things he's tried along his journey. This clip, like the previous, only fueled my desire to venture out beyond Panamá. Watch below...



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I've seen this clip floating around for a few weeks now, and am equally wowed and inspired every time I watch it. Demonstrating the possibilities of travel and exploration, the first of Rick Mereki's videos focuses on the dozens of dishes he consumed during his ambitious trek around the globe. This speaks directly to me, a shameless foodie/fatty, as trying new food is one of the highlights of my time in Panamá thus far.

The series' description is as follows:


3 guys, 44 days, 11 countries, 18 flights, 38 thousand miles, an exploding volcano, 2 cameras and almost a terabyte of footage... all to turn 3 ambitious linear concepts based on movement, learning and food ....into 3 beautiful and hopefully compelling short films.....

= a trip of a lifetime.


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Now that the dust has settled and the checks have cleared from his This Is It, which detailed the preparation for his long-awaited comeback tour, the next MJ-themed project is Michael Jackson The IMMORTAL World Tour by Cirque du Soleil. If nothing else, it should win an award for longest title. Having first heard about the project from dancer Gianinni Semedo Moreira, it's exciting to see the show gearing up for a world tour.

Looks stunning, to say the least.

Needless to say, because I'm down here in Panamá, I likely won't get to see the show live. There are two preview shows, and the tour officially begins next spring. Tickets range from $64 to $191. Much cheaper than an actual MJ affair.

Will you be seeing the show?

and yes, that is a one-legged b-boy at the 0:40 mark.

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I was recently asked, "Why'd you go to Los Angeles? You don't strike me as the 'LA type.' If you loved New York City so much, why'd you leave?"

Fair question.

Oh, Brooklyn. How I miss thee.

I adore New York. I've loved New York as long as I can remember, and always knew I'd end up there, no matter what it took. My three years there were immensely transformative. I grew up while in New York. I danced. I fell in love. I fell out of love (but not really). I broke a heart. I had my heart broken (dumped via text. karma!). I gained weight. Lost weight. I made lifelong friends and encountered a ton of dirtbags along the way. I've lived with crazy roommates and worked with nutcases. It was a blast.


I was surrounded by my closes friends, working a job I didn't hate, taking between nine and twelve dance classes per week at Broadway Dance Center. I was practically married for two of three years in New York, and was a kept househusband for one of those years. Life was grand. Naturally, I became complacent. My social life depended largely on my friends. We were a big, loving, family...all driven and mutually supportive of everything we dove into.

Eventually, I needed a change. Enter: Los Angeles.