On My Own Terms
Out There
Willow Belden
4.6 • 608 Ratings
🗓️ 26 August 2021
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
After a demoralizing hiking trip in college, Ava Ahmadbeigi gave up on nature. She had never been outdoorsy, and now she knew she didn't belong.
But that hiking trip kept haunting her. On this episode, Ava tells her story. She takes us from a cramped apartment in NYC to a mountain in the Adirondacks, as she seeks to find her place — both in her own body, and in the world outside her walls.
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| 0:00.0 | If you are someone who likes to travel, you might be interested in a podcast called Out Travel the System. |
| 0:08.8 | Out Travel the System is one of our sponsors for this episode. Their show is brought to you by Expedia, |
| 0:15.6 | and its mission is to inspire and inform about travel. That can mean anything from building your bucket list to taking |
| 0:23.7 | concrete steps to take that next trip when the time is right. The podcast finds people who are |
| 0:30.0 | passionate about travel, including a commercial airline pilot, a woman who travels pretty much |
| 0:36.6 | year-round, and a man who wants to have visited |
| 0:39.6 | every country in the world by the end of this year. |
| 0:43.8 | When it comes to inspiration, out-travel the system is also giving a voice to people who love |
| 0:48.9 | their hometowns and want to share them with travelers, or people who love, say, lake or beach life in the winter. |
| 0:58.0 | Out Travel the System is available wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 1:08.2 | Hi, I'm Willow Belden, and you're listening to Out There, the podcast that explores |
| 1:14.7 | big questions through intimate stories outdoors. |
| 1:20.2 | Before we get started, I have an exciting announcement. |
| 1:24.2 | Starting in a few weeks, you will be able to earn rewards simply for sharing out there with your friends. |
| 1:30.3 | I'll have more details on how everything works later, but basically, when you share a special link to tell people about the show, you'll instantly start earning all sorts of fun rewards. |
| 1:43.3 | You may have heard me say on previous episodes that word of mouth is one of the best ways for people to learn about new podcasts. |
| 1:52.0 | So this is a chance to build on that. |
| 1:55.0 | And we want to invite you, our loyal listening community, to be a part of it. |
| 2:00.0 | Our goal is to make it fun and worthwhile for you to spread the word about out there, |
| 2:05.1 | because we love you. |
| 2:07.0 | As I said, I'll have more info about this on our next episode, but for now, go ahead and |
| 2:12.7 | click the link in the show notes to sign up for our email list. |
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