For many people, American Samoa is little more than a name on a map, if that. Some know it is connected to the United States. Some have heard of Pago Pago. Others confuse it entirely with the independent nation of Samoa. But to leave it there is to miss what makes the...
Plans change when you’re moving through the Pacific. Sometimes it’s timing, sometimes it’s logistics, and sometimes it’s just the way the journey unfolds. What I’ve come to realize is that even when things shift, you’re not really off course. You’re just being guided...
My time in Tonga, especially in Vavaʻu, marked the beginning of what would become a full month in the first island nation of many on my 2018 voyage across the Pacific. I explored Tongatapu, swam with whales off of ʻEua, and had long overdue rest and reset in Uoleva,...
Somewhere along the way, this stopped being just about travel.It became something else. Not something I created — but something I began to see. Across islands, across cultures, across thousands of miles of ocean… there was something connecting it all. This is One...
During the heart of every voyage, you see land on the horizon. And sometimes, that land is different than originally planned. The winds shift, the stars don’t align the way you once thought they would — but the voyage continues all the same. That land on the horizon,...
At 26 years old, I left my job and your average 9-5 life in South Carolina to travel the world. I spent 6 incredible months in Southern Europe and ended up becoming a nomad. Eight years later, I am still exploring, at 39 countries and then some. My goal is to listen, observe, learn, and respectful share all beautiful elements of the world, from beautiful destinations to beautiful cultural immersion. Read more here.