# @bianca.montalvo on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CXyz1gCA7Ut
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/32539842-biancamontalvo-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/a8cb78b2a7.jpg
- **Posted:** 2021-12-22T17:43:05.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Bianca Montalvo (@bianca.montalvo) — https://gondola.cc/bianca.montalvo

## Caption

What a year this has been!

If there’s anything I’ve learned this past year, it’s that you have the power to decide where life takes you. 

During 2020 I gave up my apartment in the city and moved back home. I wasn’t sure where my next move would be or when. 

But as 2021 rang in, I came up with the idea of moving to Hawai’i and luckily Zach got on board. A few months later we found ourselves working remote on a coffee bean farm, spending our afternoons in the ocean. We made the island our home and (much to my surprise) got engaged there. 

A few months after returning to the mainland, I received an offer to work for United — a company I had long admired. Now I’m back in Chicago, working in an industry that I love, getting the opportunity to travel the world. 

Making the decision to give up my apartment was scary. Deciding on a whim to move to Hawai’i was scary. Starting over in a new job was scary. But branching outside of my comfort zone led me to where I am today and for that I’m really proud. 

Here’s to an even better 2022 🥂

#hawaii #gohawaii #thebigisland #sonyalpha #tlpicks #neverstopexploring #passionpassport #passionpassportvideo #roamtheplanet #sanfrancisco #paris

## Stats

- **Views:** 4,077
- **Likes:** 157
- **Shares:** 0
- **Comments:** 9

## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bianca Montalvo | @bianca.montalvo | https://gondola.cc/bianca.montalvo | Creator |

## Tags

paris, sonyalpha, passionpassportvideo, passionpassport, gohawaii, thebigisland, neverstopexploring, sanfrancisco, tlpicks, roamtheplanet, hawaii

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