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ONE DAY I WOKE UP
Life is meant to be lived; cherish the exciting moments, and relish in those all too brief moments of relaxation. I am here to live my own life, explore the globe and live it passionately. One Day I Woke Up, serves as a vessel to project my passions, and clue in my loyal readers as to what inspires me in this crazy world. So, sit back, relax, and read on...
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A complicated tangle.
One day I woke up to the warm slanting rays of sunshine that streamed through my window. The sweat from my forehead had soaked the pillow...
B K
Jun 30, 20246 min read
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Beco do Batman.
One day I woke up in scorching hot weather in Villa Madalena, São Paulo. There was a loud knocking sound on my door. I rubbed my eyes...
B K
Jan 7, 20245 min read
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French Riviera.
One day I woke up in a small resort town between Cannes and Nice that rests on the edge of the Mediterranean coastline; Antibes. The...
B K
May 20, 20236 min read
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A dislocated road trip.
One day I woke up with a dislocated ankle in Oceanside, California. The left foot was swollen like a big fat balloon. To put weight on it...
B K
Aug 28, 20225 min read
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One dollar a day.
One day I woke up and heard the wind whistling like mad. It was very loud and ferocious. A deaf person could have felt the anger of...
BK
Jun 26, 20227 min read
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Hush love in paradise.
One day I woke up far from home in a foreign city, naked and alone in the hotel room. I felt a throbbing pain, a pulsing and thumping as...
BK
Mar 23, 202210 min read
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A kitchen porter in the Alps.
One day I woke up in a small village that was coated with champagne powder in the heart of the French Alps. A ski resort located between...
BK
Jan 30, 20225 min read
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Eight to Five.
One day I woke up before the crack of dawn. It was not long until my eyes had met with the golden sunrise as I watched it light up the...
B K
Sep 26, 20217 min read
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Liberté
One day I woke up in a small resort town in between Cannes and Nice that rests on the edge of the Mediterranean coastline; Antibes. The...
BK
Jul 4, 20216 min read
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A replacement for a broken heart.
One day I woke up half-naked on the bed in Australia's biggest city; Sydney. The heat in the air grew heavier and heavier by the minute....
BK
May 16, 20215 min read
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The Big Mango.
One day I woke up in a hazy smokey city in Thailand’s capital; Bangkok. The locals call it Krung Thep, which means the City of Angels....
BK
Mar 20, 20216 min read
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The city by the bay
One day I woke up in northern California. In a city that was once known as The Paris of the West in the early nineteen hundred; San...
BK
Jan 17, 20215 min read
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Birth of a writer.
One day I woke up on a cold and miserable morning in Fitzroy, Melbourne. I sat there looking at my clock, it was five in the morning and...
B K
Oct 11, 20204 min read
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One night in Pa Tong.
One day I woke up sticky and dehydrated on the largest island in Thailand. Another day hungover in a place called Patong as she sits on...
B K
Aug 2, 20206 min read
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Three days.
One day I woke up in a huge city with sprawling favelas by the seaside of Brazil’s Atlantic coast. The Christ Redeemer statue stands...
B K
May 17, 20205 min read
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Edmonton
One day I woke up in a shady motel near the North Saskatchewan River. The room was pitch black when I placed my feet on the cold floor...
B K
Mar 7, 20207 min read
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Detox.
One day I woke up and the bed was completely saturated. The linen was soaked from my perspiration. As I pressed down onto the damp soggy...
B K
Jan 5, 20205 min read
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Breathalyzer.
One day I woke up in the morning and got myself a beer. It was a clear cloudless day. Nothing but blue in the sky. The sun was beating...
B K
Oct 27, 20198 min read
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A question of love.
One day I woke up in the morning as the sunshine came to life from the blackness of night in Canadian’s biggest city; Toronto. It had...
B K
Sep 7, 20196 min read
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Patong.
One day I woke up in a hostel on the west coast of Phuket Island. I was two miles from the filthy beach of Patong. The air conditioner in...
B K
Aug 11, 20194 min read
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