Meet Rebecca Smith | Blogger, Travel Photographer & Corporate Accounting Consultant

We had the good fortune of connecting with Rebecca Smith and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Rebecca, what is the most important factor behind your success?
Investing in myself and education has been the most important factor in my success. For a long long time I thought that I could figure everything out on my own, which turned into making a lot of wrong decisions for my business while spending valuable time doing so. Then I realized that as along as you have a passion for something, you can always learn how to do it. For a long time I hadn’t been pursuing education related to my passions, and that was the main shift in my success. Investing in yourself and your passions is the single most important thing you can do.

Can you open up a bit about your work and career? We’re big fans and we’d love for our community to learn more about your work.
My professional background is in accounting and finance and currently I work full-time for an international accounting firm. About three years into my career, I created an opportunity within the firm to transfer to our Germany office. My husband and I sold our house in Dallas, sold our cars, and packed our lives into four suitcases and moved to Cologne, Germany, with our Golden Retriever of course. We had never even been to Cologne before, but decided to take the leap of faith for a new adventure. Living abroad has always been a goal of ours and by leveraging my network and the international opportunities of my firm, we were able to realize that goal. I make that sound easy, but it took a lot of perseverance and time commitment. There were a lot more no’s before I got to just one yes. Through the experience I learned that no one is going to advocate for you more than yourself. If you want something, don’t stop until you achieve it.

Moving abroad changed the course of my life. It re-ignited my love for travel and photography, which lead to me starting my travel blog at thatonepointofview.com as an outlet to share travel tips and my travel photography. My experience abroad also taught me important life lessons in patience, understanding, curiosity, kindness, and open-mindedness, I truly believe that when you travel outside of your home country you begin to see that the world has more good than evil and we are all much more similar than we are different. We spent 2 years living and working abroad in Germany and during that time we were able to travel to 30+ countries on 3 different continents. From eating street food in the markets in Morocco to maneuvering the back streets of Greece on a moped, these are the moments I am grateful to have experienced to allow me to become a better citizen of the world.

Now that we are back living in Dallas, we are trading in exploring new countries for exploring new US states, and have a new appreciation for our home country. I am excited about the opportunity to continue to pursue my passions for travel and photography, and to help others in the corporate-world navigate planning domestic or international travel within their busy schedules. I love talking about moving and living abroad, and all things domestic or international travel, so come say hi!

Let’s say your best friend was visiting the area and you wanted to show them the best time ever. Where would you take them? Give us a little itinerary – say it was a week long trip, where would you eat, drink, visit, hang out, etc.
Of all the itineraries I have put together, surprisingly I haven’t crafted one for Dallas, Texas before! I have a hard time staying in one place for a whole week, so this would be my itinerary for a week starting in Dallas:

Day 1 – 2: Dallas, Texas
Stay – The Adolphus
Eat – Le Bilboquet (Brunch), Mercat Bistro (Brunch), The Henry (Lunch), Flowerchild (Lunch), North Italia (Lunch), Goodfellows (Lunch), Meddlesome Moth (Lunch), Toulouse Knox Street (Dinner), Uchi (Dinner), Grimaldi’s Pizzeria (Dinner), Terilli’s (Dinner)
Drink – Barcelona Wine Bar, Midnight Rambler, Gallery Rooftop Lounge
Explore – Dallas Art Museum & Nasher Sculpture Center, the Arboretum, the Sixth Floor Museum, Dallas Farmers Market

Day 3 – 7: Austin, the Hill Country & Fredericksburg, Texas
Stay – Kimpton Hotel Van Zandt
Eat – Magnolia Cafe (Brunch), Juan in a Million (Lunch), Lutie’s Garden Restaurant (Dinner), Loro (Dinner), Sway Thai (Dinner)
Drink – Wineries along 289 (some of my favorites include: Becker, Messina Hof, Grape Creek, Calais Winery, and Signor Vineyards)
Explore – Hidden Gems in the Hill Country (link: https://www.thatonepointofview.com/hidden-gems-in-texas-hill-country/)

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
I would not be where I am today without my husband Matt Smith for pushing me to pursue my passions on a daily basis and supporting me tirelessly. Even when nothing is going right, I get passed over on brand partnerships, or my blog views take a hit, he ii the one who sees my passion and love for travel photography and blogging. He 100% makes me step out of my comfort-zone and is my favorite travel partner and biggest cheerleader. If it wasn’t for him I probably wouldn’t change out of my PJs or leave the house on the weekends!
Also The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho is a book that always gives me instant encouragement. If you don’t have this book at home, run out and get it now! It’s a short read, less than 200 pages, but it is packed full of inspiration and motivating messages. It’s a book that I re-read whenever I need a pick-me-up and some extra motivation.

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