# @refinedbymanda on Instagram - **Type:** Image - **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/BknnY1nHICB - **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/59923815-refinedbymanda-instagram - **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/c5bb752dd6.jpg - **Posted:** 2018-06-29T18:41:00.000+00:00 - **Account Owner:** Manda (@refinedbymanda) β€” https://gondola.cc/refinedbymanda ## Caption The grind is real ⚑️ . . . . The beauty of what I do is, I can be anywhere in the world and get things done. As long as I have my phone and laptop.. it's all good. Then, catch me on set day of. πŸ“²πŸ’»βœˆοΈπŸ’πŸŽ₯✨ . . . . One thing I love about LA is the way people move. There's this special energy that's in the air.. where everyone is about their business. You can be at the coffee shop and be sitting next to a film director from Paramount Pictures working on his laptop.. then across from you is a talent scout taking back to back meetings with actors and models that just came out here to follow a dream.. and on your other side can be dancers kickin it for the time being cause they have to go back on tour tomorrow.. lol. My point is that EVERYONE is making things happen, which I LOVE! It's a different energy from NY, but it reminds me of it.. oh yea and the weatherrrrrr ugh, it's amazing! β˜€οΈπŸŒ΄ . . . . To everyone I've spoken to who enjoys traveling who has asked me how I like to travel.. my response is always the same.. I like to visit places and experience the culture. I like to see how they move, what they eat, what kind of music they like, what they wear, what makes them smile, or what makes them tick... really experience the place as a local. πŸ’« . . . . It's hard (not impossible), to do this and really submerge yourself in 2-3 days. Even a week is not enough. You can definitely experience a lot more in a week. But if you really want to feel it, stay a month (if you can), because the first days or week you're getting acclimated, then, you can start a routine if you like and learn how and what the locals do.. weather it be for work or recreational. ✨ . . . . Welp... hope that was informative & helpful for someone πŸ˜‚πŸ€·β€β™€οΈβ€οΈ . . . πŸ’₯What's one place you haven't seen yet that you'd like to go?? Comment below! Mine is Thailand πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡­β›°πŸŒŠ . . . . #Travel #Work #Play #LiveLife #Enjoy #Growth #Experiences #Culture #JetSetter #People #Energy #Connection #Worldly #SoloTravel #TravelTips #LA #NY #Miami #Thailand #Caribbean #Latina #Exotic #Drive #Motivation #Inspired #ContentCreator #Director #Producer #RefinedProductions ## Stats - **Views:** 0 - **Likes:** 542 - **Shares:** 0 - **Comments:** 43 ## Tags growth, director, worldly, jetsetter, culture, experiences, people, drive, motivation, enjoy, travel, la, traveltips, connection, play, exotic, caribbean, inspired, energy, thailand, ny, livelife, work, producer, refinedproductions, latina, solotravel, miami, contentcreator --- Copyright (c) Gondola