I've been trying to check out new places as much as I can because I have been wanting to come up with a list of 5 top places to eat in Ottawa that is a priced decently and is a place where everyone can find something good off the menu. It's a really hard mission when I don't get to try as many new things I want and don't go out for certain meals such as brunch, aka the best meal to go out for. My list goes on for days and things keep getting added to it; sometimes i'll even go out somewhere new to find out it wasn't even on my list.

Salmon Poke Bowl from Bento Sushi

So far the places I have been loving that I frequenting at would have to be:



My top 10 must go to restaurants would have to be:

Hey hey, it's been a while since I've done an update so here we go. I've been hunting for a job because I'm slowly trying to get out of of the food industry and into a retail position or job where I can dress up on a daily basis. Indeed has become my best friend and I hope to find somethings soon that can fund the lifestyle I love to live, food, travels and concerts.



MUSIC:
I've been checking out new music and looking for artists of R&B and hip hop genre because I really enjoy that type of music. I would also like to be able to go to concerts that aren't punk/alternative rock because that's not the only type of music I enjoy. It would be easier if their concerts were at smaller venues because then I could get up front & possibly meet the artists compared to bigger venue. I am however going to start getting tickets to shows at big venues to see the big names because, I feel like if you are with a great group of friends that the show will be fun no matter where you are sitting, it's not always about being the closest it's about experiencing live music.

Some new albums coming out that I'm excited for are:

Travelling is the best thing to do because it shows you that the world is a big place & everyone lives a different way in a different part of the world whether it be a different city, country, province than you; people in Ottawa live a different way of life then people in Toronto. Every other day I'm always craving an adventure so I can go see things in this big world we live in & be able to grow as an individual through travel; I have at least 5 trips planned right now.

The first trip I ever took overseas was to Oromiya in 2011 & out of my province was in 2007 to Montréal. Oromiya was the one that hit me the hardest because I was older (I went when I graduated high school) & when I came I realized the life of traveling was the one for me. I would spend hours looking at places I would like to visit, searching up flights to see how much it costs and learning airport codes (I know so many it's ridiculous; MSP, ORD, YOW, YYZ, YYC, OSL, RYK).

So since then I tried so hard to go on another big trip but it was so hard because it's so expensive & you can't usually find people to come with you. Many years went by and I think the next trip I took after that was the New York Trip I took Feb 2015 which brought back my travel bug & gave me the motivation to make more trips happen. After NYC, I went to Halifax in June 2015 & then back to NYC in Nov. 2015.

We are in 2016 now & I haven't gone anywhere yet and am CRAVING an adventure. Travelling just gives me life & I love getting to experience life in different places; eating, shopping, scenery. I have about 4 trips for the end of this year but haven't really saved up for it yet. I really really want to go to them so I think now I am going to start getting into that saving mode so I can post about all of them, best believe NYC is one of them because I am obsessed with that city.

So watch out for those trip posts!

Here are some pictures from trips I've been on in the past.