WRITER BIO
Pilot Turned Travel Blogger Turned Freelance Content Writer
My Illumination-Curated Introduction
My writing journey started over thirty years ago. Sitting in my dorm room at Embry-Riddle’s Daytona Beach campus, reading John Irving’s A Prayer for Owen Meany, I decided on a dual career: commercial pilot & author.
That was a long time ago.
These days life has me on a different path. One of self-discovery and healing. And while I sometimes think about those decades past when I was young, so naive, my mindset is that of zero regrets.
Besides, what difference would it make? We can’t turn back the clock.
The Road
Mine is a story of evolution. Decades ago I used to think I was a failure for not becoming an airline pilot. And though I’ve got a few hours (real & simulator) of single-engine flight time under my belt, I chose a career in banking.
After 15 plus years in the corporate sector, I decided to leave. On 26 December 2019, saying au revoir to my former life, I headed to a tango event in Lviv, Ukraine.
At that point, I’d already visited over 30 countries, but the plunge to start my travel blog was slow. I was scared and concerned about the transition — financially, I was less than ready.
Summer of 2020 saw the birth of my site. Being ad-averse, I didn’t monetize it. A few months earlier I had decided to leave NYC and head south, to Charlotte, NC. Working on my travel blog and figuring out my next move, I re-visited work I had done back in 2013 — as a French and Spanish Medical Interpreter.
Though the pay was less than my former banking career, it was much more satisfying on many levels: personally, emotionally, social-consciously. But when the global pandemic hit, the agency I registered with required vaccination, even for over-the-phone interpreting.
I needed Plan B.
The Vision
Remembering that I wanted to write got me thinking of doing so differently. I would become no John Irving, no Orhan Pamuk. But what did it matter if I opted out of novels? My globe-trekking held a plethora of experiences to share. Unfortunately, so did my childhood trauma.
The entirety of my life is a wealth of material to draw from.
Topics I’ve written about:
- Healing from divorce
- Yoga & Meditation
- Dysfunctional family relationships
- Self-love & Childhood trauma
- Non-conformity & Cultural connections
In January 2021, I took my last international trip: to Tanzania. Being back in Mama Africa would become the impetus for my homecoming, to Borikén. You can check it out here:
Seven months ago another idea was born: to get into content writing. New to the platform, Medium is proving to be an integral step towards creating my freelancer life.
The goal is simple: positively impact the lives of my readers and in doing so, build a kinder, more compassionate world.
Lola Rosario is a cultural storyteller raising social consciousness through writing. Follow the beginning of her Medium journey (June 2021) where she recounts her childhood dream of becoming a pilot. Check out her travel blog: https://latrekista.com and her freelance translation/content writing site: https://thirdaccent.com
