About onkae
Onkae A.K.A. Angela, Angie, Ang, Angelique (in French class).
I am:
50% Chinese, 34% Welsh, and 16% Cherokee Indian.
A New Yorker from the South -- Atlanta to be exact.
An oxymoron as I am, seeking adventure and being an extreme 'girly-girl' and lover of fashion.
Homeless and unemployed, albeit quite cheerful and having a great time of it!
So, the story goes a little something like this:
As much as I love being a Makeup Artist in NYC, I had been yearning for a bit more intellectual stimulation than the art of painting faces allowed -- given the environment (fashion and beauty in Manhattan) and diva-esque comaradery of friends.
It's been so much fun, but is it possible to continue being a makeup artist in Manhattan while pursuing an entirely different career, all the while -- creating a balance between making a living and a life of leisure? This is ultimately the question I pondered on numerous occasions that lead me to make the one fell swoop of quitting my job, subletting my apartment, and travelling through India.
I needed a clean break from the comforts of my life to shake things up a bit for myself, get in touch with my inner yogi, and search myself for answers as to how I want to live the rest of my life...or, at least, the next 5-10 years.
I remember being in an empty hotel room in Toronto the night all my thoughts and pangs of travelling so much for work had culminated into a plan of how to escape my job. I had worked a couple of unfufilling events in a row that added to being a catalyst to my departure.
Where would I go? Where is the one place -- my dream destination that I have yet to explore?
India....they say all things are revealed in incredible India.
My Travel Map:
