{"id":1149,"date":"2025-05-15T17:10:55","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T17:10:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/?page_id=1149"},"modified":"2025-07-15T09:12:17","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T09:12:17","slug":"its-meani","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/vi\/its-meani\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s MEANI!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1149\" class=\"elementor elementor-1149\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93a275d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"93a275d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5637db7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5637db7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e756c8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e756c8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Logo-7-1-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-3264\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Logo-7-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Logo-7-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Logo-7-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Logo-7-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Logo-7-1-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Logo-7-1-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Logo-7-1-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Logo-7-1.png 1380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdd980f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bdd980f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59a8841 ha-has-bg-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"59a8841\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Hi, I\u2019m Meani. And if you're wondering why you rarely see my face in the pictures - congrats, you\u2019ve just met a hardcore introvert in her natural habitat. <br>(no sudden camera flashes, please!)<\/b><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-711f33c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"711f33c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-640a017 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"640a017\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 tr\u00ean 7\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/515485508_24343222215264237_3750481580747625941_n-677x1024.jpg\" alt=\"A friend got married. We got groovy. Classic us \ud83d\ude02\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">A friend got married. We got groovy. Classic us \ud83d\ude02<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 tr\u00ean 7\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/516715076_24349223111330814_6418481313018825284_n-1021x1024.jpg\" alt=\"We made it to be our signature move at this point haha. Thailand 2017.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">We made it to be our signature move at this point haha. Thailand 2017.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 tr\u00ean 7\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/516091858_24358079337111858_5607550121468551969_n-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Still our signature move. I was about to graduate at this point. Pic taken at my uni.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Still our signature move. I was about to graduate at this point. Pic taken at my uni. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 tr\u00ean 7\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/515267926_24358382550414870_2858541594929085028_n-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"That\u2019s me pretending to care about graduation\u2014my mind was already in Saigon!\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">That\u2019s me pretending to care about graduation\u2014my mind was already in Saigon!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 tr\u00ean 7\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/300515852_5678224002190674_3171931644787241197_n-566x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Bought our first car in 2022 when I was 26 - a PICKUP TRUCKKK! Had to sell it before moving to Romania, and not gonna lie\u2026 we still cry about it sometimes \ud83d\ude2d\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Bought our first car in 2022 when I was 26 - a PICKUP TRUCKKK! Had to sell it before moving to Romania, and not gonna lie\u2026 we still cry about it sometimes \ud83d\ude2d<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"6 tr\u00ean 7\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/152558656_4025375850808839_7570481874860394057_n-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Bought the car for the dogs, obviously. Weekend getaways, beach runs, mountain rides...they were living their best lives. So were we.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Bought the car for the dogs, obviously. Weekend getaways, beach runs, mountain rides...they were living their best lives. So were we.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"7 tr\u00ean 7\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/79980494_2872024179477351_3072981647826616320_n.jpg\" alt=\"A dream that didn\u2019t last, but changed everything\u2014my first business was a pet hotel, and even though COVID ended it, I gained so much more than I lost.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">A dream that didn\u2019t last, but changed everything\u2014my first business was a pet hotel, and even though COVID ended it, I gained so much more than I lost.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-chevron-left\" viewbox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M646 125C629 125 613 133 604 142L308 442C296 454 292 471 292 487 292 504 296 521 308 533L604 854C617 867 629 875 646 875 663 875 679 871 692 858 704 846 713 829 713 812 713 796 708 779 692 767L438 487 692 225C700 217 708 204 708 187 708 171 704 154 692 142 675 129 663 125 646 125Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-chevron-right\" viewbox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M696 533C708 521 713 504 713 487 713 471 708 454 696 446L400 146C388 133 375 125 354 125 338 125 325 129 313 142 300 154 292 171 292 187 292 204 296 221 308 233L563 492 304 771C292 783 288 800 288 817 288 833 296 850 308 863 321 871 338 875 354 875 371 875 388 867 400 854L696 533Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2567421 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2567421\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31b1248 ha-has-bg-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"31b1248\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Now, I\u2019d love to tell you some deep, poetic story about soul-searching and personal growth\u2026 <br><br>But let\u2019s be real: my life has been a full-blown soap opera from the start. The kind that feels like a telenovela directed by chaos itself.<br><br>\n\nBut don\u2019t worry! I won\u2019t spill all the tea here. That\u2019s what our podcast is for: <span style=\"color:red\">THE SHEET SHOW<\/span>. <\/b><br><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d1b37c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5d1b37c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Logo-r8qs97cecjhc786ndjmk5jemo46908mxxnjn3wttvs.png\" title=\"Logo\" alt=\"Logo\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b647894 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b647894\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-428dd2b ha-has-bg-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"428dd2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Yes, it\u2019s messy. Yes, it\u2019s real. Yes, that\u2019s a pun. And no, we\u2019re not holding back. <br><br>So stay tuned \ud83c\udf99\ufe0f\ud83d\ude0c\n<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a76f15c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a76f15c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f0ab70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0f0ab70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"379\" src=\"https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/488891670_9877540368925662_2353963201390020791_n-1024x485.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3273\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/488891670_9877540368925662_2353963201390020791_n-1024x485.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/488891670_9877540368925662_2353963201390020791_n-300x142.jpg 300w, https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/488891670_9877540368925662_2353963201390020791_n-768x363.jpg 768w, https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/488891670_9877540368925662_2353963201390020791_n-1536x727.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/488891670_9877540368925662_2353963201390020791_n-18x9.jpg 18w, https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/488891670_9877540368925662_2353963201390020791_n-600x284.jpg 600w, https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/488891670_9877540368925662_2353963201390020791_n.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9e8fd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e9e8fd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b><i>\ud83d\udc36 A picture of us and our ridiculously cute dogs, just to lure you into our podcast \ud83d\ude08\ud83c\udfa7<\/i><\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b68caab e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b68caab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42c6725 ha-has-bg-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"42c6725\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Anyway, back to the story.<br><br> I was born in 1996, right in the middle of the chaos that is Hanoi. The kind of place that never sleeps, never slows down, and never quite lets you catch your breath. It had everything - great food, history, heart, even noise, dust, and traffic jam.\n\n But for me, Hanoi was never home. Not really.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88a0dcd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"88a0dcd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aed9b51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"aed9b51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/10-1024x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3311\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/10-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/10-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/10-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/10-18x9.jpg 18w, https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/10-600x300.jpg 600w, https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/10.jpg 1396w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Found this old collage on my dusty old computer. I was 15 when I made it. You\u2019ll notice I barely smiled in the pictures from when I was little. That\u2019s just who I was: a quiet, introverted kid who hated dresses, avoided anything pink, didn\u2019t like taking pictures, and secretly wished I were a boy. Life back then wasn\u2019t easy.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fdd0eb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6fdd0eb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d5dc99 ha-has-bg-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8d5dc99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">It\u2019s hard to explain, but from a young age, I always felt like I didn\u2019t quite belong. Like I was watching life from behind glass. I followed the rules, played the part, smiled on cue\u2026 but inside, I was just tired. Of pretending. Of fitting in. Of holding it together.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68149ff elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"68149ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 tr\u00ean 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/391879_1709355310978_462066759_n-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"391879_1709355310978_462066759_n\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 tr\u00ean 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/532665_2833316371447_1153156249_n-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"532665_2833316371447_1153156249_n\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 tr\u00ean 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20979_326421937688_937738_n-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"20979_326421937688_937738_n\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 tr\u00ean 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/514396124_24322643777322081_3242030260528136470_n-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"514396124_24322643777322081_3242030260528136470_n\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 tr\u00ean 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/514658701_24332085096377949_5355640012709863490_n-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"514658701_24332085096377949_5355640012709863490_n\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-chevron-left\" viewbox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M646 125C629 125 613 133 604 142L308 442C296 454 292 471 292 487 292 504 296 521 308 533L604 854C617 867 629 875 646 875 663 875 679 871 692 858 704 846 713 829 713 812 713 796 708 779 692 767L438 487 692 225C700 217 708 204 708 187 708 171 704 154 692 142 675 129 663 125 646 125Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-chevron-right\" viewbox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M696 533C708 521 713 504 713 487 713 471 708 454 696 446L400 146C388 133 375 125 354 125 338 125 325 129 313 142 300 154 292 171 292 187 292 204 296 221 308 233L563 492 304 771C292 783 288 800 288 817 288 833 296 850 308 863 321 871 338 875 354 875 371 875 388 867 400 854L696 533Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da381c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"da381c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><i>When I was younger, I used to think being introverted and shy was something bad. So <\/i><i style=\"letter-spacing: 0px\">I was trying so hard to break out of my introverted shell, to become someone better. <\/i><i style=\"letter-spacing: 0px\">I joined all the clubs: singing, dancing, photography... - always busy, always surrounded.  And sure, I had friends. But deep down, I always felt like I didn\u2019t belong. Like I was just\u2026 floating. Surrounded, but still completely alone.<\/i><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px\"><\/span><br><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6394c0 ha-has-bg-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b6394c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hanoi was also where I learned what heartbreak really feels like. Sadness, hopelessness, emotional damage, pain... whatever you want to call it, I felt it all... At a very young age...<br><br> And yes, it hurt me deeply. It still does. It\u2019s where people I trusted the most - people I thought would understand me, protect me - hurt me the deepest...<br><br> And that kind of pain stays with you.<br>It changes you.<br> It builds a quiet wall inside your chest, one that even love has a hard time climbing.<br> It's heart-wrenching whenever you think about it, and it makes you question \"why would people do that to you? What did you ever do wrong to have to go through all that?\", even after all those years, whenever you think about it...<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3802b97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3802b97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/490298588_9924130090933356_2544497307445703591_n-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-3319\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/490298588_9924130090933356_2544497307445703591_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/490298588_9924130090933356_2544497307445703591_n-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/490298588_9924130090933356_2544497307445703591_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/490298588_9924130090933356_2544497307445703591_n-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/490298588_9924130090933356_2544497307445703591_n-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/490298588_9924130090933356_2544497307445703591_n-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/490298588_9924130090933356_2544497307445703591_n.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">By the time I was diagnosed with depression at 21, my husband was already part of my life, and thank God for that. Looking back, I think I\u2019d been depressed since my teens. I didn\u2019t want meds. I wanted to deal with it on my own terms. He helped me more than I can say. So did our dogs. They saved my life, really. But depression never really leaves. Some days are better. Some aren\u2019t. So I decided to try medication at 26. It didn\u2019t sit well with me. Couldn't stand the feeling. So I stopped.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d2475d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3d2475d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bae021d ha-has-bg-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bae021d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The cruel part? Hanoi also gave me love. <br><br>It's  also where I met my husband. I was 20. We crossed paths at a time when I was trying to figure out who I was. He didn\u2019t try to fix me. He just\u2026 stayed. Quietly, kindly. Like he saw me before I saw myself. He was this sweet, patient, but also really loudly crazy Romanian guy who somehow looked at all my chaos and didn\u2019t run. He saw the storm inside me and said \"Yeah, you're as crazy as me. You're the one. I'll stay.\" And he did. He stayed. He chose to stay.<br><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc15faa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bc15faa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/468396972_10162538631321579_6073832642646988069_n-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-3320\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/468396972_10162538631321579_6073832642646988069_n-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/468396972_10162538631321579_6073832642646988069_n-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/468396972_10162538631321579_6073832642646988069_n-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/468396972_10162538631321579_6073832642646988069_n.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Our first New Year\u2019s Eve together. He got me the balloon I loved\u2026 and then had to carry it the whole night because I got annoyed with it \ud83d\ude02<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c5d203 ha-has-bg-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c5d203\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">So yeah - the city might have given me love, but also a heaviness I couldn\u2019t carry anymore. It was a place full of memories - some beautiful, most bruised. I wanted to love it. I tried. But no matter what, the weight of it was too much. I tried to make it work. I really did. But I couldn\u2019t breathe there. I couldn\u2019t be there. So I knew I had to go. But I couldn't go then, because I was only in my second year of university. And where would I even go? That was the bigger question.<br><br> And truth is, the real turning point came a little earlier. <br><br>At 19, before meeting the love of my life, I was freshly single and I wanted to change the vibe. So with no plan whatsoever, I booked a solo trip to S\u00e0i G\u00f2n (SG\/HCMC). Just me and my emotional baggage. I wasn\u2019t looking for anything, I wasn\u2019t searching for paradise. I just needed out. I was just desperate to feel free. It was an escape. To find a place where I didn\u2019t have to perform, where I could let the sadness fall off my shoulders and just\u2026 exist. Be real. Be whole. Be me. <br><br><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04e795b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"04e795b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/515903271_24328718136714645_8732041919815023389_n-169x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-3321\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/515903271_24328718136714645_8732041919815023389_n-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/515903271_24328718136714645_8732041919815023389_n-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/515903271_24328718136714645_8732041919815023389_n-7x12.jpg 7w, https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/515903271_24328718136714645_8732041919815023389_n-600x1067.jpg 600w, https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/515903271_24328718136714645_8732041919815023389_n.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">23\/5\/2016. 1 month before my 20th birthday. One of my best decision ever.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02bdfbf ha-has-bg-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"02bdfbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">But when I landed\u2026 something shifted. <br><br>The city felt warmer. Softer. Lighter. Not in the weather - in the energy. People didn\u2019t stare. Didn\u2019t gossip. Didn\u2019t care who I was with, what I wore, or how many weird dreams I had. I wasn\u2019t news anymore... I was invisible, in the best way. For someone like me, that was everything. It didn\u2019t feel like it was watching me, judging me, trying to fix me. It just let me be. <br><br>And for the first time, I felt light. Free. Alive. <br><br>I didn\u2019t stay. Not yet. But I made myself a quiet promise: one day, I\u2019d come back. <br><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b67ed5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6b67ed5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/515066381_24330227113230414_6604173658855227721_n-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-3322\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/515066381_24330227113230414_6604173658855227721_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/515066381_24330227113230414_6604173658855227721_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/515066381_24330227113230414_6604173658855227721_n-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/515066381_24330227113230414_6604173658855227721_n-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/515066381_24330227113230414_6604173658855227721_n.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Well, I came crawling back in less than 2 months \ud83d\ude02 Missed it too much. But of course, couldn\u2019t stay long either. Saigon deserves more than just a hit-and-run visit from me every time LOL.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e9aabc ha-has-bg-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2e9aabc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fast forward a few years.<br><br> At 22, I shocked everyone - including myself - and got married. To a foreigner. Yep. To that crazy Romanian guy. Yup. Me. The emotionally tired, introverted chaos gremlin who couldn\u2019t commit to a hairstyle for more than three weeks. I got married.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc72160 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bc72160\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/40298046_10156777893781579_1316975416929419264_n-768x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-3279\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/40298046_10156777893781579_1316975416929419264_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/40298046_10156777893781579_1316975416929419264_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/40298046_10156777893781579_1316975416929419264_n-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/40298046_10156777893781579_1316975416929419264_n-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/40298046_10156777893781579_1316975416929419264_n-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/40298046_10156777893781579_1316975416929419264_n.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">We haven\u2019t had our wedding yet, just the papers signed. In the picture: my brother-in-law, my mother-in-law, my forever love, my younger self, and my parents (from left to right)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43fadc6 ha-has-bg-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"43fadc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">People were stunned. \u201cYou?! Settling down?!\u201d My friends thought it was a prank. With my wild, free-spirited, always-chasing-something personality, everyone thought I\u2019d be the last one to settle down \u2014 if ever. <br><br>But what can I say?... <br><br>When it\u2019s right, it\u2019s right. <br><br>Too early? Nah, perfect timing. <br><br>Best decision of my life? 10000%. <br><br>Zero regrets! Just daily laughter, passport stamps, and a few barking carry-ons. <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-083ae24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"083ae24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/40352604_10156777893646579_4677305727071551488_n-768x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-3281\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/40352604_10156777893646579_4677305727071551488_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/40352604_10156777893646579_4677305727071551488_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/40352604_10156777893646579_4677305727071551488_n-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/40352604_10156777893646579_4677305727071551488_n-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/40352604_10156777893646579_4677305727071551488_n-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/40352604_10156777893646579_4677305727071551488_n.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">We all went to a fancy buffet to celebrate the beginning of our happy ending! Had to snap this pic before the feast \u2014 trust me, post-buffet bellies would've told a very different story \ud83d\ude02\ud83c\udf7d\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3f1d41 ha-has-bg-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e3f1d41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">And the thing is, it didn\u2019t feel like settling. It felt like... arriving. <br><br>Like, for once, I was just perfect for someone. I didn't have to feel like we weren't equal. I knew that we would always be on the same page. I understood that whatever happens, he would always be there to back me up, no matter what. <br><br>And for once, I was just truly happy, from the bottom of my heart. I realized that I could love someone that truly, that deeply, and also could get loved the exact way I wanted to be loved. I've found my soulmate, really. <br><br>And yes, sure, I might\u2019ve been the first one to tie the knot, but let\u2019s be real: I\u2019ll definitely be the last one to have kids. And to be honest, that checks out!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ea0fee elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1ea0fee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/474742798_9429020450444325_6630677853008219694_n-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-3282\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/474742798_9429020450444325_6630677853008219694_n-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/474742798_9429020450444325_6630677853008219694_n-767x1024.jpg 767w, https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/474742798_9429020450444325_6630677853008219694_n-768x1025.jpg 768w, https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/474742798_9429020450444325_6630677853008219694_n-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/474742798_9429020450444325_6630677853008219694_n-600x801.jpg 600w, https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/474742798_9429020450444325_6630677853008219694_n.jpg 966w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">BUT HOLD UP \u2014 that\u2019s actually not true. I do have kids! A whole bunch of them. They just bark, meow, and shed like crazy \ud83d\ude05 That\u2019s me, cooking for my little chaos crew. Who said I\u2019m not a mom?! \ud83d\udc3e\ud83c\udf72\ud83d\udc36<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cce5f5 ha-has-bg-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0cce5f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">So anyway, I graduated (from the National Economics University) in 2018, got married, packed up my husband and made good on that promise to myself. <br><br>We moved to S\u00e0i G\u00f2n. It wasn\u2019t a fairytale, but it was ours. 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role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-chevron-right\" viewbox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M696 533C708 521 713 504 713 487 713 471 708 454 696 446L400 146C388 133 375 125 354 125 338 125 325 129 313 142 300 154 292 171 292 187 292 204 296 221 308 233L563 492 304 771C292 783 288 800 288 817 288 833 296 850 308 863 321 871 338 875 354 875 371 875 388 867 400 854L696 533Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbdd73e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bbdd73e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><i>No flights, just four wheels, two humans, a few dogs, and the entire country ahead of us. Hanoi to Saigon, and somehow, also the ride of a lifetime.<\/i><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d646cf0 ha-has-bg-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d646cf0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2018 was the year I left Hanoi behind for good. Saigon was the dream. Until, of course, I decided life was too short to be comfortable (of course I did \u2014 I'm all about changes. CAN'T STAY PUT. Yup, that's me!).<br><br> So I convinced my husband to pack up and move with me to Danang. It was a totally random, impulsive move. Looked cute on paper - felt kinda meh in real life. He loved it. I didn\u2019t. I missed Saigon like it owed me money. Desperately wanted to move back. <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f163b71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f163b71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"209\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20240629_202612-209x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-3343\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20240629_202612-209x300.jpg 209w, https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20240629_202612-712x1024.jpg 712w, https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20240629_202612-768x1105.jpg 768w, https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20240629_202612-1068x1536.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20240629_202612-1423x2048.jpg 1423w, https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20240629_202612-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20240629_202612-600x863.jpg 600w, https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20240629_202612-scaled.jpg 1779w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 209px) 100vw, 209px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Fireworks in the sky, butterflies in the belly \ud83d\udca5\ud83d\udcab Danang DIFF 2024 \u2014 surprise success!<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-315b56c ha-has-bg-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"315b56c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">So what do you do when you\u2019re emotionally allergic to routine? You pack your husband, eight pets, your favorite noodle maker, and your questionable life choices, and you move across the world. <br><br>We literally smuggled (legally) eight living, breathing furballs on the plane, and just... left. <br><br>International flight. <br><br>Layovers. <br><br>Jet lag.<br><br> Dog pee in airport pet toilet. <br><br>Missed our flight from Turkey.  A legend was born.\n(Shoutout to Turkish Airlines for not kicking us out.) <br><br>And Hello, Romania! \u2708\ufe0f<br><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7769a28 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7769a28\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70c3940 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"70c3940\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Its-OUR-COURSES-30-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2882\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Its-OUR-COURSES-30-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Its-OUR-COURSES-30-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Its-OUR-COURSES-30-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Its-OUR-COURSES-30-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Its-OUR-COURSES-30-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Its-OUR-COURSES-30-2048x2048.png 2048w, https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Its-OUR-COURSES-30-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Its-OUR-COURSES-30-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/itstheglobalduo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Its-OUR-COURSES-30-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">I've got no picture with Romania yet, so I'm leaving this random gorilla here for now.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3696c19 ha-has-bg-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3696c19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default elementor-inline-editing pen\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"title\" data-pen-placeholder=\"Type Here...\"><br>New country. <br><br>New language. New everything. Same me. <br><br>Now I\u2019m here. Still figuring it out. Still healing from Hanoi. Still carrying pieces of every city I\u2019ve ever loved and left. But this time, I\u2019m doing it my way. <br><br>And whether you\u2019re here for the drama, the laughs, the random soup cravings (I\u2019m a little obsessed \ud83c\udf5c), or those moments that make you whisper, \u201cOmg, same\u201d\u2026 I\u2019m so glad you\u2019re here. <br><br>Because this isn\u2019t just my story anymore. It\u2019s ours now.<br><br> Ready or not, here comes the next chapter \ud83e\udef6\ud83e\udd63<\/h2><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi, I\u2019m Meani. And if you&#8217;re wondering why you rarely see my face in the pictures &#8211; congrats, you\u2019ve just met a hardcore introvert in her natural habitat. (no sudden camera flashes, please!) A friend got married. We got groovy. Classic us \ud83d\ude02 We made it to be our signature move at this point haha. 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