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DOEI AMSTERDAM ❤

Chelsey Jacobs
5 min readJul 27, 2022

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Wow, here it goes…

Through everything I’ve been through in my entire life, I cannot believe I pulled this off. Well, of course, I can believe it but not only did I “pull this off”, I showed myself that I can indeed do anything my mind or heart calls for.

I know and accept the powers of what it means to be human — what it means to create every single step of your life with the utmost love and confidence.

No matter the resistance, judgment, or questioning from others, I know I will take myself on the most extraordinary and radical journey here on earth.

I came to Amsterdam knowing nothing about the community, what I was doing here, where to work out, how to get around, how people treated each other, and most importantly — BUDGETING. But, I felt a strong call and pull that I must be here for the summer.

How do I express the catastrophic lessons budgeting has taught me? How do I express the difference between using your own money versus your parents? How do I express the difference in energy exchange and the intentions backed behind it? This summer did I not only take 0$ from my parents, but I dipped into my “savings” that “should never be touched till you're in the real world.”

But sisters, the real world started the moment I came out of the womb. The clock starts ticking the moment you…

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Chelsey Jacobs
Chelsey Jacobs

Written by Chelsey Jacobs

Seeker of the bucket list, following an off-beaten path, with a utopian-like soul. Perspectives, lessons, miracles, travel advice, & cultural awareness

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