In typical Alex fashion, I had no concrete idea of what I wanted to do when I graduated college. After a fairly tumultuous experience at Northwestern, I had accepted that I was not going to pursue acting and singing as a career, but I still did not know what I wanted to do.
When I transferred back home to UNL, I felt so lost and ashamed that I was stepping away for excellent reasons from what had always been my ultimate dream. With the help of my mom and incredible friends, I began the long process of figuring out who I was. While I enjoyed the remainder of my college experience at UNL immensely, I was no closer to knowing what I wanted to do with my life at the end of it. Enter my Aunt Preeta, who encouraged me to sit in the uncertainty and to try to find some clarity about what I wanted and what felt right to me.
She gifted me a month-long trip to Europe through Contiki, a travel group for young individuals I believe , and I took off on my own ready and grateful to explore the world. While I cannot say that the trip gave me full clarity on the correct path, each stop illuminated pieces of myself along the way.
And my first stop was Paris. I think out of personal rebellion and in response to everyone loving Paris , I did not have high expectations. But of course, I was so wrong. I felt so incredibly independent and in my element. And as I explored Paris with all of my new friends, I secretly and desperately hoped that one day I would be able to return with my person, with a love that would help me understand the true beauty of the city.
Sorry not sorry for the quick wedding highlights pics and incredible wedding video below. After we returned from our wedding in the US for a month, I had a feeling that we had a small window where we may be able to squeeze in a few weekend trips testing for COVID before and after before the EU began cracking down on restrictions again and HAHA I was super right - lockdown extended to May 9, as of now from when it began in November So I knew I needed to prioritize what we would do as it could be a long time before we were able to travel again, and two cities that I was insistent to do with Matt were Paris and Venice.
