Browsing “Keds”

“My English name, Cherrie, was given to me by my dad, and there's a funny story behind it. When he was younger, he saw a cherry pie while travelling in France and he just really liked the sound of it. But regardless, he doesn’t call me by either of my names, just ‘daughter’.”

“In the past year, I’ve learnt that being alone is okay. I just got out of a relationship where I depended on my partner a lot, so I had to relearn being alone. It’s tough, and some days get pretty lonely, but I know that life has so much more to offer than this. Sometimes, it’s hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel, but it’s there.”

“The spiciest thing I’ve tried is the level 35 buffalo wings from Sunset Grill and Pub—I took one bite and I cried.”

“Cuba’s the most memorable place I’ve travelled to—it was still very much a Communist society with ration windows distributing bread, sugar and other staples, and it was like nothing I’ve ever seen.”

“I once spent the whole day outside the Tate Modern in London, on the grass, watching people and just chilling. It’s something that isn’t common for me to do, because I constantly have to move. And that was the only city that could slow me down.”

“I would tell my younger self just enough to take a pleasant shortcut without missing any great views and experiences.”

“The best piece of advice I’ve ever received was to not be a perfectionist, and to enjoy the process in all that I do.””

Jennie enjoys travelling and learning about new cultures, and would love to be a tour guide if she weren't in her current profession.