Forever an Explorer

     I live in Utah, so why be shocked that I'm starting a blog??  I love to live nothing short of an adventurous life, so I figured I should document and share it!  My name is Alexus Granados, I am a photographer (no really, I have training behind me and everything) I am in my mid 20's and enjoying this life day by day! I have always felt like a curious little mind... but I didn't discover my true desire for travel until I went to Russia 3 years ago! I lived there for 4 months, and ever since have not wanted to sit still!!

     My all time dream is to go to Maine, New Zealand/ Australia, and Thailand!  (This year, I am crossing my fingers, bending over backwards and saving like a mad man so that my Maine dream can unravel!) I of course like to explore new countries, but I also enjoy the simplicity of walking around my city! There is so much culture and diversity within even just a block of downtown SLC!! The heart of downtown has so much authenticity and history, I just love it!!  I love discovering new places to eat, little hidden pathways, and anything that is unique!!

    My favorite part of being an explorer is not the title of the place I am in, but the people, the culture, the architecture, and the feeling I get being an outsider getting to experience the different ways other people live and survive!  This world is so miraculous, we are all so different, yet so similar, and to me, that is so remarkable!!  We all have love in our hearts and dreams we want to make come true, yet the way we think and our ways of survival can be so different!  Going to different parts of the world or even just stepping outside your front door, you have to have an open mind about things!! That is what I love most about exploring!! One day I might think confetti cupcakes are the only kind of cake anyone should ever eat... until I go to The Cheesecake Factory and try their lemon meringue cheesecake and it tickles my taste buds!!! If we have closed minds, we will miss out on so much!! We  won't be able to solve problems in different ways when the way we think is right doesn't work. We may miss the thrill of riding tandem instead of by ourselves on a bycicle if we think the only way a bike can work is with one person! Our ways of survival may become stagnant because we may start to let ourselves get into too much of a patterned rut that we live dull lives, doing the same thing day in and day out.  But we don't have to!! We can all live our lives the way we want to!! We can all experience the thrill of new things and push ourselves to think different ways!! 

     This is how I will choose to live. I will forever be an explorer.  I will always be aware of my surroundings, the people I interact with, the things that I see and the emotions that I feel because that is what makes us alive.  That is what makes us humans- our differences, our similarities, and our sense of adventure.  I hope you enjoy this journey with me, it's going to be a great one (:

Photocred: Insta: @lexistaylorphoto

Happy Exploring (: