The Gift of Giving

With the holiday season quickly approaching (I know, I know - 2018 has flown by!), many people are beginning to think about gifts. My parents asked me for my Christmas list just the other day, and I've slowly been compiling a mental note of what I want to give my family and friends. Personally, I...

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Prioritize Self-Care for Health & Happiness

The importance of self-care is often overlooked, but it's something that affects all aspects of a person's life. People lead busy lives, I get that. But in order to be as happy and healthy as possible, self-care must fit into the schedule. I think it's all-the-more beneficial to practice self-care when you're especially busy or...

I Practiced Yoga Everyday for a Year – Here’s What I Learned

My yoga journey began over five years ago now. I signed up for a series of intro to yoga classes at my high school and immediately felt a connection to the practice. For the next several years I attended classes and cultivated an at-home practice, but failed to do either consistently. I'd take a break...

Close-To-Home Travels

My passion for international travel can sometimes mean that my attention is focused too much on the future - what 14 hour flight I'll be taking next, the hundreds of places I want to explore and the endless cultures I want to immerse myself in, when I'll have the time and money to take off...

The Power of Meaningful Travel

Let's get something straight right away: I am a strong advocate for travel, period. I am a believer in the power of travel - to transform lives, breed goodness, teach like no other, and more. My experiences, which words or photos cannot ever fully capture, provide a glimpse into the power of travel for myself...

Beginner’s Guide to Conscious + Ethical Consumerism

In an era where capitalism rules and consumerism is ever-increasingly prominent, it's easy to get caught up in the spending frenzy as a way to not only fulfill one's needs but to attempt to fill a void, be it one of boredom, low self-worth, or unhappiness. So many of us go through life shopping and...

From Riches to Rags

Homes made of scavenged sheets of galvanized metal and dirt floors, one room large. No indoor plumbing. Narrow streets littered with trash. Wages just high enough to avoid being deemed slave labour. Babies lying under mosquito nets drinking sugar-water to look like they're alive. Fireworks being set off, weekly, to entertain resort guests, while families...

Think Before You Snap: Photography Etiquette for Tourists

While some people and places put more emphasis on manners or have different views on what constitutes social decency, we all learn and practice some kind of etiquette in our day-to-day lives, be as simple as saying “thank you” or using cutlery to eat. Likewise, thinking critically about the way myself and others document our...

Save the Bees

A while back, Cheerios launched a campaign to help raise awareness about the importance of bees - particularly honey bees - and encourage people to take action against the species' dwindling population. For a while, the company would even have wildflower seeds sent to you for free, in the hopes that they would be planted...