Jennifer Pepito, a woman who seemed to be ordinary, just like anyone who grew up in a big city, living the life with a successful career, stable income, and a stable family. Everything seemed perfect. But one day, a chapter began, and that chapter forever changed her.
She hopes to inspire people who think life is as shallow as what we see on the surface. Those who have lost hope, who have chosen to go against the norm, who have chosen to find out who they really are and how far they can go with themselves.
Despite lacking any notable social status, she has no title, celebrity status, or fame as a writer. She is simply a person with big dreams, big hopes, strong faith, and profound beliefs. She is very special to herself, and because she holds a plethora of intense emotions and experiences within her, she wants to share them with you. Her raw life experiences, she hopes, will inspire you to explore the vastness within yourself.
Dear you,
This is a book about experiences-real-life experiences. To truly understand this book, please read it with love, understanding, and empathy. I want you to visualize yourself as the character in the book. Feel all the emotions that I felt during this journey: the love, the hate, the anger, the resentment, the hopelessness, the fear, the guilt, the gratitude, the light, the clarity, the peace. There are so many more emotions you may experience, but I want you to feel them deeply.
Yours truly,
Jennifer Pepito
Ariane Nabor is a Filipino citizen who loves to travel. She began traveling back and forth when she was twenty-seven. She doesn't settle in one place. It was her first time being away from her hometown, and she's very satisfied that she's been able to go to five different countries in less than a month.
Her next stop was in Italy. After more than a month of staying there, she came to the decision of visiting Canada and then rest for a year in her hometown before she continue wandering around the globe.
She won't stop sailing... flying until there is no single country left on her list.
It has always been her plan, ever since she started earning. But it was tough for years because financial problems disheartened her.
Her plan was set. Her goal was crystal clear. She was firm... or so she thought.
Ariane's firmness in her goal was tested when she met Matteo Emanuele, an Italian citizen who has a different perspective compared to her. He had never been
anywhere except his country. For him, time must be valued and dedicated to important things like family.
When their paths crossed, Matteo happened to
make her heartbeat race. Her system got wrecked when her eyes found their way to his enticing face. She began having different and weird thoughts that greatly contradicted the principles of her mind.
She was in between.
Her heart wanted her to stay and settle in Italy to be with the man who made her feel spectacular emotions people called love, but her dream wouldn't let her. Her mind wanted her to go as planned. Her mind wants her to leave and continue the exploration.
What will she choose? Which of the two would weigh more than the other? Her heart that wants her to stay? Or her mind that wants her to leave?
Is staying with Matteo enough to make her happy, or will traveling still remain a jewel in her life? Will their story have a happy or heartbreaking ending?
Date Started: December 22‚ 2019
Date Completed: July 17‚ 2020