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Mindfulness in a broken spirit I wish I had been introduced to affirmations, meditation, and mindfulness as a child. It probably would have saved me

So You’re Thinking About Pharmacy School

My take on pharmacy school I’m sure you’ve heard all the horror stories about pharmacy school. It’s enough to make anyone want to scream and

Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden

A Guide to the Kirstenbosch Gardens

South Africa is a place that is known to steal the hearts of people in the most captivating of ways. With locations of great tourism

Creativity never ends

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Black Travel Box - Travel Crush Tuesday (June 2022)

Wander Wench Zine

GLT - BIPOC Interview

AACR 2021 Cancer Research Poster

Wander Wench : Issue II

Check out my latest feature in an online zine, Wander Wench. A compilation of fantastic female travelers giving you their rendition of travel experiences.

Girls Love Travel : BIPOC Travelers Interview (2021)

My first ever interview! With the fabulous : Girls Love Travel! I have never spoken before so, we were making big moves!

American Association For Cancer Research Meeting, 2021

In April of 2021, I was selected as a primary presenter and principal scientist at the American Association for Cancer Research 2021 Meeting (AACR). I lead a presentation covering a novel drug delivery system targeting a harrowing pediatric cancer, the rhabdoid tumor. If interested, feel free to check out the abstract submitted by my colleagues and me.

Black Travel Box - Travel Crush Tuesday (June 2022)

Check out my Summer 2022 interview with the Black beauty and travel company : Black Travel Box. In this interview, I discuss how I ended up becoming a solo traveler, and how I balance being an influencer with my regular life.

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Visuals of a Wanderer

iamrubykhan

🌺 Solo Travel Enthusiast
🌺 PharmD & MS in Cancer Clinical Research
🌺 Ex-Music Artist
✨Curating a beautiful life through the spirit of travel

𝐈𝐧 𝐂𝐮𝐛𝐚 🇨🇺, 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐭! ❤️
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I have to say, I thoroughly enjoyed sampling some great drinks and foods across Old Havana.
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For example, I had heard that the famous Celia Cruz, lived in this building in 📍 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐳𝐚 𝐕𝐢𝐞𝐣𝐚, 𝐎𝐥𝐝 𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐚. In that building is a popular restaurant and lounge called :

@azucar_bar_havana

They pay homage to the late singer in a lovely way. If you are looking for a classy and chic restaurant, with spectacular views of the center, go head there!!

𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐫𝐲 :

🥪 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐮𝐛𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐰𝐢𝐜𝐡
(Which did NOT originate in Cuba!)

🍹 𝐍𝐨𝐧-𝐀𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐌𝐢𝐱𝐞𝐝 𝐅𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐭 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐤
(I don’t know what they put in this drink other than fruits, but it was AMAZING! So amazing, I don’t even remember the name, but…I do know I had it twice ✌🏾😅)
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Outside of great eateries, I found even street food to be quite yummy 😋!

Like my :

𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐰𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 🍨 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐥 🥥
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𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐯𝐚 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 🥐
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One thing about me, you are gonna make me happy, if you feed me! 🤣
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➡️ 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚 𝐛𝐢𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐨?
#beyondeden🌺
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We all just need to live more and love more. 💕

We all just need to live more and love more. 💕

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Happy Friday everyone!!! 🥰❤️ It’s here a

Happy Friday everyone!!! 🥰❤️

It’s here again! It’s here again - Friday, our BFF. 🤣
Hope you all have nice things planned this weekend!
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A beach break is always needed, in my book 📕! 😆

And Varadero Beach was certainly a lovely time.
The town outside of the beach is actually quite cute and colorful.

Between tanning, lounging, swimming and eating, you will find your day to be quite…eventful 😂.
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Definitely head here to beach it up and relax.
#beyondeden🌺
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#Cubalibre #visitcuba #Cuba #solotravel #tropicalisland #visitcuba #Cubalinda #daytrip #Cubatravel #Varadero #discovercuba #caribe #Varaderobeach #Cubatrip #loves_cuba #Cubalove #Caribbean #Cuba🇨🇺 #tripadvisor #beachday #beachbum #islandgirl #seaside #beachtown #takemethere

[🚨 Save + Share] 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐧

[🚨 Save + Share] 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐮𝐭 𝐕𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐨 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡, 𝐂𝐮𝐛𝐚 𝐨𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 🏝️
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What’s life without a beach, ehh?
“Tanless”…I know, I made that up! 😆
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Bad jokes aside, Varadero Beach in Cuba 🇨🇺 is a must-see! Beautiful waters, soft sand, friendly seagulls, etc.

Here are some fun facts about this famous beach that once reigned the Top 2 👑 spot for the best beach, for years!
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𝐅𝐮𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐕𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐨 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡, 𝐂𝐮𝐛𝐚

🏝️ Located in the Matanzas province of Cuba

🏝️ Known as “ Playa Azul “

🏝️ The closest point between Cuba and the US

🏝️ Ranked as the second-best beach in the world in TripAdvisor’s 2019 Traveler’s Choice Awards

🏝️ Was home to some famous and infamous people, including legendary gangster Al Capone
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➡️ 𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮?

📸: @anaroromaria
#beyondeden🌺
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Even in your busiest of moments, remember to breat

Even in your busiest of moments, remember to breathe. ✨

Happy Wednesday loves! ❤️
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𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡

𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡 🌸
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As we all know our minds are one of the most power tools our bodies possess. Just as every other part of us needs care and nurturing, so does our mind and mental state.
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I find it so important to put the mind in a state of “calm” whenever possible.
That is why I try to incorporate certain practices into my daily routine.

𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞 :

🟪 𝐆𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐬 🚶🏾‍♀️
🟪 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐲 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫🧘‍♀️ 🌊
🟪 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐲 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 🌞
🟪 𝐄𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐲 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬 💤
🟪 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚
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Believe it or not, I am not a frequent consumer of social media. I’ve always been of the mindset that one must create a healthy balance with all types of consumption - that goes for social media as it goes for food.

And taking a break from social media allows you to fully embrace and appreciate even the littlest of moments in our daily lives.
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Be kinder to yourself and your mind.
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➡️ 𝐃𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮? 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡?
#beyondeden🌺
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If you are heading to Varadero Beach from Old Hava

If you are heading to Varadero Beach from Old Havana, I can assure you, it will be a long but beautiful journey.

It is often advised to stay a night or two if your plan is to fully unwind at the beach.

However, if you are short on time, as I was, there are some alternatives.
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𝐈 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐩 𝐭𝐨 𝐕𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐨 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡:
@Taxidriverscuba

A company that has won @Tripadvisor ‘s certificate of excellence, I thought it would be nice to book with them!

💰 𝐂𝐨𝐬𝐭 : $60 USD / €60 Euros
🕘 𝐃𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 : 11 hours and 30 minutes

𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐝 :

🔸 Pick-up and return to your accommodation in Havana

🔸 A guide

🔸 Entrance and swimming in Cave of Saturn

🔸 Pina colada tasting and live music at :
📍Bacunayagua bridge viewpoint

🔸 📍Varadero Beach
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I probably could have done without all the little stops along the way, but in the end I realized they all really added to the overall experience.
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𝐋𝐞𝐭’𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐛𝐢𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐲 🏝️ 😎 ☀️
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As you know, I’m obsessed with a good beach. Some of you have noted that wherever I go, even if it’s brick cold, I will find a hot beach!

And that I did…in Cuba 🇨🇺!
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I always pride myself on seeing some of the best beaches in the world, having already seen what was once the #1 on top lists for a while :

Whitehaven Beach, Whitsundays, Australia 🇦🇺

However, imagine my surprise when I learned that up until 2023, the #2 best beach (according to @Tripadvisor ) was right there in Cuba!!

📍 𝐕𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐨 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 🏝️🇨🇺
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Sure, there are tons of other beautiful beaches I could have seen. But boo, I want to see the best one! And I ain’t changing my mind. 😆
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➡️ 𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐂𝐮𝐛𝐚 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝?
#beyondeden🌺
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