{"id":27,"date":"2019-08-24T02:43:46","date_gmt":"2019-08-24T02:43:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/racheltommasino.com\/?page_id=27"},"modified":"2020-07-24T16:09:29","modified_gmt":"2020-07-24T20:09:29","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/racheltommasino.com\/?page_id=27","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:70% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/racheltommasino.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Alice-Caterpillar-1-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/racheltommasino.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Alice-Caterpillar-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/racheltommasino.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Alice-Caterpillar-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/racheltommasino.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Alice-Caterpillar-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/racheltommasino.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Alice-Caterpillar-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/racheltommasino.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Alice-Caterpillar-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><em>Who are you? <\/em>The Caterpillar wasn&#8217;t wrong in their pursuit for knowledge.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-regular-font-size\">There are many ways I could label myself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Writer. Adventurer. Corporate runaway. Believer in true love. Vagabond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Really, they are all true to some extent. I have a strange life, or what many people like to call an exciting life. I&#8217;ve been lucky enough to travel all over the world. I don&#8217;t own a home or a car or much at all. Most of what I have can fit into a backpack. For the last few months I have lived in the same place, which is strange for me. I prefer animals to people, if given the option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By and large, I can be found in front of my jazzy rose gold laptop writing, editing, or staring out into the middle distance where the imaginary world I have conjured exists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I try to live this gift of a life gratefully and gracefully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About My Writing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I write stories about the struggles we face in the relationships we have with lovers, family, friends, and, most importantly, ourselves. I\u2019ve discovered that I enjoy writing stories about overcoming major obstacles that real people experience, whether it be mental, physical or societal. I love a story with a positive ending, even when it may not be the expected conclusion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last year I wrote two full length novels. The first book with 88,000 words was written in about 3 months, my first attempt at writing a novel. The second I wrote in 38 days and has 80,000 words. This year I have taught myself how to edit and put those new skills to use on my first novel <em>Love on Wheels<\/em>. Currently, I am looking for agent representation to help me share my stories with the world.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About My Travels<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Travel, for me, is the spice of life. I have visited 25 of the 195 countries on this planet and I cannot wait to explore places I haven&#8217;t been. In the past few years I have had the privilege to live in and learn about countries like India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, and Thailand. These experiences have shaped the person that I am and have opened my eyes to this amazing world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The question I get asked the most is &#8220;What is your favorite of the places you have visited?&#8221; and it is such a hard question to answer. I have left a piece of my heart in so many places. Sometimes because of the astounding beauty or amazing culture, but, more often than not, it is the people that I fall in love with. There are just so many good and wonderful people out there to meet and become friends with. I feel lucky to have friends now in many different countries and from many different walks of life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, if pressed for a specific answer to the question above, I would have to say Sri Lanka. This country ticks all of the boxes for me. It has incredibly friendly people, a diverse and gorgeous landscape, delicious food, and so many elephants. If you have the opportunity, please visit Sri Lanka and see for yourself!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who are you? The Caterpillar wasn&#8217;t wrong in their pursuit for knowledge. There are many ways I could label myself. Writer. Adventurer. Corporate runaway. Believer in true love. Vagabond. Really, they are all true to &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/racheltommasino.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/racheltommasino.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/racheltommasino.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racheltommasino.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racheltommasino.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=27"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/racheltommasino.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":139,"href":"https:\/\/racheltommasino.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27\/revisions\/139"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/racheltommasino.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=27"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}