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Call you when I land, a memoir, Nikki Vargas

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autobiography

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non fiction

Call you when I land

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Nikki Vargas

a memoir

"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 Iguazú. 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." --, Back cover

Introduction -- Prologue -- Part 1: Turbulence. The brick ledge -- I'm no Joan of Arc -- I wouldn't wish this hostel on my worst enemy -- Just say yes -- He was never really there -- El Pájaro Libre (The free bird) -- Tattered bracelets. Part 2: Changing pitch. Three sheets to the wind -- Roots & wings -- Earn this -- Monkeys and travel bloggers -- I promise to always have Pub Mix -- The perfect meal -- Is this Japamala working? -- The big bad wolf. Part 3: Landing. Royally screwed -- Unearth women -- Glitter -- Killing your darlings -- Someday soon -- Don't let the lions hear you -- Iguazú, eight years later -- Acknowledgments

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