Autumn’s Atlas

Welcome to Autumn’s Atlas

My name is Autumn. I am 23 years old and I have a burning passion for travel. I have devoted the past few months of my life searching for ways to hit the road. I have scoured the internet for cheap ways to travel both in the States and abroad.

I would like to make it clear – I am very much a beginner traveler. I will be sharing what I learn during my experiences because I am starting with relatively zero knowledge. My goal is to help encourage and strengthen anyone who feels eager to experience the world but is afraid of setbacks – because that is me! I am also a very clumsy and forgetful person, so if I can make it alone, I am confident you can too 🙂

I started my recent trip to Iceland by leaving my only international credit card on the airplane and by dropping my wallet in the road on the first day. Luckily, I had a kind companion who caught my wallet mistake, but I was out of luck on the credit card. This blog will be an adventure we go on together – through the ups and downs.

My Story

I was born and raised in Sapulpa, Oklahoma. My desire to travel started when I was 19. My first solo trip road trip was to Natural Falls State Park in Arkansas. It was a beautiful and freeing experience. I was nervous to travel on my own for the first time, but I fell in love with being alone pretty quickly.

I have a sweet rescue puppy named Zeke. I believe he is my little guardian angel – he appeared at work one day when I was going through a particularly difficult situation. He has a fear of men and obvious trust issues, but we bonded instantly. It took a few weeks for anyone else to gain his trust, but he is now best friends with my younger brother and my parents.

I am currently a college student pursuing my bachelor’s degree in Business Management. I am supposed to graduate in December – woot woot! It has been a quite the journey to get here.

I have always been a hard worker – I could perhaps have been considered a workaholic. I worked 3 jobs throughout high school and through the beginning of college. I would not recommend doing that, I fell asleep in almost every college course I had Freshman year (sorry again, professors). It did, however, teach me tremendous time management skills. I started my first ‘big girl’ job in 2021 at a manufacturing plant. I started at the bottom of the totem pole and worked my way up to managing the office within a couple years. The longest work week I worked was 105 hours – again, I would not recommend. I ultimately worked myself to the ground and ended up in the hospital for stroke like symptoms that was caused by stress.

After the hospital scare, I knew I needed to slow my life way down. I am now on a journey to discover life’s simpler pleasures. Thank you for joining me! 🙂

My Passions and Hobbies