WORLD
with SIRENA WARREN
SIRENA WARREN
@sireenter
Sirena Warren talks on freedom & adventure through the lens of her travels in East Asia.
Q&A
WHERE ARE YOU FROM?
Los Angeles
LOVES
My cat (but all cats), any soup, saunas, tea, tinned fish, cupping or acupuncture, camping or being in nature, matcha bowls, and knitting. I sound so old, lol.
HATES
Overthinking and oversharing
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CURRENTLY READING
Just finished In the Miso Soup by Ryū Murakami. Next read will either be a Henry Miller book or The Power of Myth.
FAVORITE COU COU'S
The Pant and The Henley - both in black. So, so cozy.
MOTTO
You shouldn’t drink poison just because you’re thirsty…
TRAVEL DIARY
I TRAVELLED TO...
East Asia. I went to Singapore, Japan, China, and Taiwan over the span of 3 months.
WHY DID YOU WANT TO GO THERE?
Yearning for something new.
WHEN DO YOU FEEL YOUR MOST FREE?
I feel my most free when I’m independent and exploring the world on my own. And feeling like I don’t have any restrictions to accomplish what I want to.
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HOW DID THIS TRIP SHIFT YOUR PERSPECTIVE?
Possibilities in this life are endless, home can mean a million different things, possessions matter very little, travel to enrich your life - not escape from it - and I agree with what Bourdain once said: “Be a traveller, not a tourist.”
SOME MEMORIES OR MOMENTS I WILL CHERISH ARE?
7/11 heated Ito En green tea everyday, my train stop Gakuyei-Daigaku, Shuiguo Spa Shanghai trip with my bestie, Trips to Nakaro Broadway (I’m toy/ trinket-obsessed), and Shibuya Saunas.
WHAT DOES FREEDOM FEEL LIKE TO YOU?
It feels amazing; it feels like I can really accomplish anything without any judgement or fear of failure. I think, for me, freedom is peace of mind, and being able to just exist in the world, and do exactly what I want to do, and have my own independence.
“For me, freedom is peace of mind and having the autonomy to make my own choices and pursue passions without constraints.”
– Sirena Warren
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FREEDOM IS...
For me, freedom is peace of mind and having the autonomy to make my own choices and pursue passions without constraints.
I'M GRATEFUL I HAD THE TIME TO...
Gosh, all of it. The connections, the food, the nature, the time alone. It was all so healing. I feel unbelievably lucky and filled with gratitude.
I'M COMING HOME WITH ...
-8 tins of matcha powder-6 buffalo horn gua shas-1999 Miu Miu python cowboy boots (dream boots I found on Japan Ebay)
WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT TRAVELLING?
There’s so much more to life than living the same day over and over again. Travelling = growth.
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WHY DO YOU THINK TRAVELLING AND MAINTAINING A SENSE OF CURIOSITY IS IMPORTANT?
I think it’s really important to leave the places in our life that are most comfortable and that are really easy to feel stuck in. And I think that’s why traveling is such a crucial part of the human existence, is it– I don’t know, it creates perspective and a lot of lessons we otherwise wouldn’t have being somewhere where we feel like we aren’t growing.
IN WHAT WAY HAS TRAVELLING PLAYED A PART IN THE FORMATION OF WHO YOU ARE TODAY?
Since I started traveling I’ve become a very different person. I think, originally, my intention in traveling was to escape, and be avoidant of what I was feeling within my life. But I think I’ve learned that traveling should be a means of enrichment, not a means to escape your life.
NEXT STOP:
Vietnam and Malaysia!
