Bonnie Ngai and Gabriela Ramos Bonnie Ngai and Gabriela RamosMy algorithm never ceases to amaze me. We're dubbing it the "backpacking effect" — hundreds of people are posting transformational videos from their backpacking adventures on TikTok. "It was our dream to go backpacking through Europe and our schedules never aligned . And not only did she tackle Europe, but the Middle East and Southeast Asia, too, backpacking her way through 33 countries. After two weeks, Ramos started thinking about "everything that I do have in life and just every little, small things that we might take for granted every single day."