Life Lately: Dominican Recap, My Mom The Influencer, and Charleston

About this episode

Renee shares a personal recap of her recent trip to the Dominican Republic, her mom's newfound influence, and her upcoming travel plans to Charleston.

EP597: This week’s solo episode is a little life lately catch-up, and honestly, it’s a good one. I’m recapping our trip to Club Med Miches Playa Esmeralda where we podcasted, pickle-balled our little hearts out, and fully leaned into vacation mode. It was one of those trips that just hits. I also have to talk about my mom, because she absolutely thrived in the Dominican. Like… living her best life, no notes. It inspired her to start sharing more of her life, travels, and this next chapter, and I’m so excited about it. You can follow along with her at @lifewithsusieq (you’re going to love her). We also get into: What I’ve been reading lately (book recs you’ll want to add to your list ASAP) My very humbling return to running… hello sore ankles and groin muscles?? And my upcoming trip to Charleston (!!), a place I’ve wanted to visit forever It’s chatty, it’s real, it’s a little all over the place, in the best way. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Host: Renee Reina

Topics covered

• travel
• family
• parenting
• vacation
• running
• books

Keywords

• Dominican Republic
• Club Med
• vacation
• running
• book recommendations

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Club Med Miches Playa Esmeralda

Places: Dominican, Charleston

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