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Jessica Mazin isn’t Afraid to Claim Her Nepo-Fame
Jessica Mazin isn’t Afraid to Claim Her Nepo-Fame

Jessica Mazin, the voice behind Depeche Mode’s “Never Let Me Down Again” cover featured in The Last of Us, discusses her life with music, how she came to be featured in the Emmy-nominated television show, her latest single, and more.

I don’t miss home: a poem
I don’t miss home: a poem
An Ode to Hopeful Dreams and Endless Roads
An Ode to Hopeful Dreams and Endless Roads
A Reflection and Favorites of 2022
A Reflection and Favorites of 2022
on being alone and loneliness
on being alone and loneliness
what I packed to live in my 50L backpack.
what I packed to live in my 50L backpack.

I am living out of a 50L backpack for the foreseeable future. Here is everything I packed.

thoughts on purpose and time.
thoughts on purpose and time.
Redefining Success
Redefining Success
Scotland, June 2022
Scotland, June 2022
I sold everything to travel the world.
I sold everything to travel the world.

Yup. You read that right. At 22, I have sold all of my belongings and embarking on possibly the biggest chapter of my life.

Hey, there.

I’m Rachel Harrell, a small-town writer and full-time traveler from Maine. Having spent over a decade of sharing my life on the internet, I’ve found this little corner to be a home of sorts. I share my thoughts, adventures, and the stories I gather from the people I meet along the way.

fun fact: the day this was taken, I fell running up the subway stairs in boston and slammed my fist into the cement to stop my face from hitting it instead, hence why if you look close enough, you can see my knuckles are cut up 🥰
may I present to you, the many faces of a backpacker: 1. I've been traveling for 12 hours with 60 lbs on my back I just want to sleep pls 2. look at that, we're traveling again 🙃 trying to look cute even though I feel so awkward walking through t
there's a beautiful moment / when the mind goes quiet / and everything goes still / doubts are silenced / fear is not lost / but welcomed / a piece of living / just like breathing / letting the mind do / as it may please / we align in synchronicity /