It’s been months since Carmina last posted on her Google Maps. I started doing it just for fun, exploring new places to dine and travel, and sharing those spots with others. Back in 2017, I wasn’t even blogging yet. Over the years, I received numerous email updates about changes, but in September, the removal of followers on Google Maps felt particularly strange. There’s no point in complaining about it. I decided not to close my account, as it wasn’t an option, but I did delete all the photos I had contributed over the years. I have fond memories of seeing which photos were popular and had hoped to share them with you. It was surprising to see how many views my pictures had accumulated. While deleting them, I noticed that many restaurants and bakeries no longer exist, with some marked as unknown on the map. Most of my photos were from the pandemic period, a time when I could fully express myself and write about the food I enjoyed. Let's take a trip down memory lane with Carmina th...
I feel humor is the only way to live and to move forward as you see yourself in one room as you cross out from your calendar days until you can go out again. I decided to write a list of food I want to eat and things I want to do if I could when they times comes. Sometimes we need to write a list to put strength in our soul to look forward to something much brighter than where we are right now. We have a lot of time to think and figure what changes we want from ourselves. List of how we will learn to budget our money wisely and not buy unnecessary items we don’t need. As we have our list we sometimes make changes based on our mood and sometimes those changes are for the better. I have a friend she was telling me when she return to work her hours will decrease. I was telling her you’re lucky you have a job to fall back into when this crisis is over where there are other people who are jobless or business that has lost a lot of money due to our situation. P...