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Your lifestyle is absolutely amazing and I'm so happy for you and I love the fact that you get to travel to such beautiful places. I would love to know how you're able to do these things and how you're able to pay for such things? Your pictures are inspirational! I literally love them. Also, I hope you continue to have a great time and enjoy :)

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You probably get this a lot, but I'm completely amazed with your life and all the opportunities you have had to see the world. I follow you on Twitter and am just in awe of the places you have visited. I'd just love to know what you do to be able to travel the way you do? I have dreams to travel the world and your photos completely inspire me. Thank you so much for that!

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Hi Mindy! My name is Anna, I have been following you via social media for over a year now and you have become somewhat of an inspiration/role model for me. I finished college in 2015 and am lost on what to do career-wise. Like you've said on your blog, I am not a 9-5er. So at the moment, I am not sure whether to continue my education or jump into a never-ending crazy job that I may not even like. I was wondering if you have any advice/tips for me to get started... if you could shed some light on my (probably common) problem. Thank you very much for your time, and thank you for your amazing blog, inspiring pictures, and beautiful life!

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Dear Mindy, I just finished 3 years of studying environmental engineering and after I had no idea what to do because engineering is not my passion. I had student debts, I was drinking way too much, and was so unhappy with myself. I got a job as a waiter to earn some money, but it didn't help because I was spending it all on stupid things. When I read your blog post 'When Shit Hits the F*ckn Fan, Count Your Blessings Instead', it really inspired me. You are realistic, so positive, and a hard working person. Starting a company and going through shit but staying strong is amazing. The point of my email is to say THANK YOU for sharing your story so that people like me can get that little spark and extra push in their life to follow their dreams, even if life is being hard.

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Hi Mindy, I am one of your followers on Instagram. I am reaching out to you to learn what you do for a living. I would love to travel like you do but I am stuck at my 9-5 job with only two weeks of vacation per year. My dream has always been to travel as many places as I can before I turn 30. So far, I have only been to two places. I would love to know what you do and get an idea. Thanks!

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Hey Mindy! I stumbled upon your Instagram yesterday afternoon. I had slept until 1:00pm and did a whole lotta nothing. Reading your website and seeing where you have been inspired me. I'm 23 and I'm reaching out to you because I feel very stuck. I don't have very much money but I believe I can do almost anything and I deserve to be happy. I read your 'About Me' and felt more optimistic that it could happen, and by 'it' I mean just a different way of life. I feel like I am so stuck in the same routine that it's hard to read signs from the universe like you did, but my eyes are officially open.

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Hey Mindy! I've been a follower and a fan of yours for a few years now... I actually had the pleasure of meeting you at VELD last year. But I was just curious, how did you come about this career? I'm so, so interested in pursuing something like this through my life. I want to see the world, I'm determined, and this would be a good vessel in order to get the opportunity to do that. Thank you!

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Hi! I'm 16 and I follow you on Instagram. I am mesmerized with all the pictures you take, they're breathtaking. I'm a junior which means having to prepare for college, but I dream of travelling. How did you get to be where you are today? You live the life I dream about every day and you seem like such a cool person with an awesome vibe. I really hope you have the chance to email me back!

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Hi Mindy! I just wanted to let you know that you are amazing and have an amazing lifestyle I'd love to have one day. I follow you on IG and Snapchat and just came across your blog which is awesome and full of positive vibes! I am a paralegal in NYC and I'm tired of the 9-5 system, and would love to just get up and go, but I'm not sure what my purpose in life is yet. I know there's a lot more to life than this boring routine I'm in. After reading your story I became inspired again. Please keep sharing and inspiring!

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Hello Mindy :) Mind if I ask who you are? You really seem like a free spirited and beautiful soul. I hope you're doing well. I shared your profile with a good friend of mine, she works with me and she's planning on moving somewhere, soul searching and following your approach to life. I told her to get in touch with you, maybe you can give her some insight on your lifestyle :) Thanks!

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Mindy, I'll make this short and sweet because I can't imagine how many people try to reach out to you. I am in awe with not only your photography talent, but your ability to manifest a life that most people dream of. I have been following you for as long as I can remember, constantly noting your travel locations. To put it simply, I am having some serious internal struggles on where I want to go from here. Your words and creativity have been such an inspiration for me. I would LOVE to hear your story as well as get some motivation for what's next in my life. It would mean the world to me!

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Hi Mindy, I just discovered your personal website and read the articles where you give advice on how to work while travelling and how you discovered that you didn't want to be part of the system. I think this is a brilliant blog since everyone around me seems to say that I should get a "real" job to pay my bills like everyone else. In May I graduated from university studying Criminology, but as you said in your articles, I don't think I could make it through a 9-5 life. You are very inspirational :)

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Hey Mindy! I'm really curious how you manage all this travel without the job. I'm envious, and this way you live is what I've been desiring for a long time. What's your secret?