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Call You When I Land
Call You When I Land: A Memoir | Nikki Vargas
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"Colorful, vivid storytelling.... for anyone looking for a road to reinvention." �Kristin Newman A soul-stirring memoir from Colombian immigrant and travel journalist Nikki Vargas, whisking us through the countries that brought her new love, self-discovery, and the inspiration to launch the first international feminist travel magazine, Unearth Women. At twenty-six years old, life looked a certain way for Nikki Vargas. She�d settled in New York City ready to join the ranks of the Carrie Bradshaws of the world, had landed in a promising advertising career, and was newly engaged to her college sweetheart. But between corporate happy hours and wedding dress fittings, she couldn�t shake a deep underlying sense of imposter syndrome, a voice telling her that she was rocketing towards a future that didn�t look like her. And so, she bought a plane ticket: first to Cartagena. Then to Panama. Then to Iguaz�. What begins with one freelance travel writing assignment escalates into a whirlwind, globe-spanning journey that would transform Nikki�s life. Taking her from the street food stalls of Vietnam to the cascading waterfalls of Argentina, Nikki uncovers shocking truths about her family, comes face to face with a new love interest � or two � and ultimately turns a no-name blog into the internationally celebrated venture of Unearth Women, the first major female-focused travel publication. Told in transporting detail and candid reflections, Call You When I Land takes the familiar story of a woman going abroad to find herself and turns it on its head, as the act of traveling becomes, for Nikki, an exhilarating career path � and ultimately a tool to champion women�s voices across the world.
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vlwelser
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Mehso-so

This was just ok. The author spends too much time ruminating over stupid life choices when she could have written a decent travel memoir. I saw this in an airport and it ended up on my library wish list.

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CaliforniaCay
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Mehso-so

First book of the new year 🎉 Too bad it wasn't a hit 😕 I wanted to like this sooo much more than I did. She briefly mentions some of her travels but the focus is more on her relationship woes and dreams of being a writer. This reads like a worshipper of Bourdain, Gilbert, and Strayed who traveled just so she could write about her experiences, but she didn't say much about what those experiences were. I was a wee but inspired, so not all bad ✈️

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steph_phanie
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Although this contained more of Nikki Vargas' love life/relationship struggles than I expected, I still really enjoyed her memoir. This has been a year of reevaluating my career path and trying to push myself to pursue what I've always wanted to do, so Vargas' personal journey and growth was a lot of what I needed to hear right now. Plus, I loved the stories from her travels! They resonated with my own wanderlust-filled heart. (Audiobook)