Welcome to SpicyMandu!
Sit back, relax, and enjoy our FIRST post! :)
Hello and welcome to the launch of the first SpicyMandu website and our introductory blog post! My name is Ilana Smalls, the founder of SpicyMandu, and I am excited to finally share all of what this blog has to offer. For years, I have served as a helpful role model to my friends and peers who were seeking inspiration, help, or advice. In 2018, I finally decided to own that role and be intentional about it. I started writing about my passions, my thoughts, and curious wonderings about our society. I founded SpicyMandu with a mission to give others a taste of what goes on in my mind, and it has been a wild success ever since.
Why I started my blog
I was blessed to be born into a family that would foster my desire to travel all over the world. From the moment I was born, and from what I remember, I have always had the opportunity to explore a whole new location and culture and expand my knowledge in that way. Traveling feeds my desire to learn, explore, and experience a whole new world. With each new adventure I always want the moments to last forever. And memory only goes so far. This idea led to my passion for photography. I love capturing the moment and I am always the person pulling at the camera to keep those memories with us forever. Now, I am wanting to share those memories, and my beloved passions, with the world. Join me on a glimpse into my life and travel through beautiful photos and videos that will be embedded in each and every blog post.
Side note
Although writing has never been my strong suit and I have limited knowledge of what it really means to be a “blogger”; I am excited to share what I have learned over the years and be a resource that will inspire others. I am ready to learn through trial and error and read a lot of discussion posts in my pastime to truly figure this all out ^O^! Feel free to always share your advice and communicate anything with me as this journey begins :).
Making it all happen
After spontaneously getting the urge to start a blog, I wanted to act FAST. To my surprise, making a website and starting a blog doesn’t happen as quickly as you’d think… Lucky for me I have some AMAZING supporters by my side who have already been here every step of the way. I can’t wait to simultaneously make myself and them proud with how far this has already come!
Close
Before I go I want to send you all off with one of my favorite quotes. “There was no one near to confuse me, so I was forced to become original.” - Joseph Hadyn
As I type this up I keep looking back at my name… SpicyMandu… I could really go for some spicy Korean dumplings right now ^O^!
Bye for now!
SpicyMandu
Thank you for sharing! Can't wait to see more content :). It's amazing how you just did what you wanted to do and I'm rooting for you to have a wonderful journey here! Also gotta go to Korean and get some more of them dumplings some time. Just for that haha