(un)sustainable clickbait

I haven’t written in a while, and what better time to update my blog about my spiritual connection with the earth than Earth Day. But unfortunately, this is not the happiest post. I keep reading everywhere that this pandemic that is wreaking havoc on our world is great for the environment. That Finally Mother Nature […]

a good life

FINALLY INSPIRED!! Hey, it’s been a while. Lately I have been trying to be inspired, trying to be confident, but most importantly, find my energy. This country is an absolute dream, don’t get me wrong, but uni life is pretty gnarly. Pretty much no obligations (because who needs class when all of […]

a bunch of stuff about ants

Did you know that it is speculated that the mass of all the ants in the world is greater than the mass of all human beings? Have you ever seen an ant superhighway? Have you ever watched ants walk in a very organized fashion making set turns along the way to what seems to be […]

a post about brains.

as I am back home in the comforts of what is familiar, I have had time to reflect on my time in Thailand and what I have learned about myself, about Thailand as a whole, and about the human race’s relationship with the Earth. as I’ve come off as a newly crazy obsessed earth girl, […]

seeing the things that are truly wild and free

NOTE: these anecdotes are being collected as I have been trekking for 2 and 1/2 weeks through the Mae Hong Son mountain range in Northern Thailand. I have lived in 6 villages, have hiked over 70 miles, and have again not had contact with anyone on the “outside world” for this time. my journey in […]

for all i’ve learned…

*NOTE: this is being written 10 days into being completely disconnected in the middle of northern Thailand in a village that is perched on the side of a mountain range in houses made of cinder with the breathtaking views in a host home filled with 23 family members* **DOUBLE NOTE: we have already been to […]

The Mimosa Pudica Effect

I have this memory from when I was younger of a botanist teaching me about the Mimosa Pudica plants, otherwise known as the tiny fern-looking plants that are sensitive to pressure on their leaves. I learned that if you touch the end of the stem or run your finger down the middle, the leaves will […]

let’s let the earth take a breath

with this hurricane in the states and a typhoon coming to Thailand, the idea of different beings reacting to weather patterns has been on my mind. it intrigues me that the concept of Mother Nature sending extreme weather tends to upset the majority of the human race. yes, we should take measures to protect ourselves […]

spiritual awakening

while I was in Hawaii in January, I was at the edge of Waimea canyon, looking at the amazing colors and the long, cascading waterfalls. at that moment, I was told that some of the people of Hawaii refer to the natural earth as MANA, and that if you talk to MANA, it will talk […]

the first 72 hours, feeling humbled and hopeful

there is something very humbling about being so far out of your comfort zone; about being the one who doesn’t look like the rest, having all the eyes on you. it is extremely unsettling at first glance when the species that is suppose to be all the same are worlds apart; when you feel as […]