Me alone in the forest With only the rustling Of leaves and the songs Sung by birds Tiny seedlings popping Out of the ground—they love That there is no one else around I teeter over a log on a muddy stream This all must be a dream I drift out into A clearing of, Read More

Obsessed by a fairy tale, we spend our lives searching for a magic door and a lost kingdom of peace. ~Eugene O’Neill Yes, you heard right. There is an island in Kenya: Crescent Island. Okay, it’s not “technically” an island.  It’s actually a crescent-shaped piece of land that juts out on the very large,, Read More

I’m a huge animal lover. HUGE. And not just that, I think the least we can do in the world is not harm animals when we have no reason to. We can live and thrive wonderfully without harming others and by living vegan.

This was on our bucket list for a long time…to see gorillas and chimpanzees in their natural habitat. And last year, we made it happen! The Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda is one of the best places in the world to see mountain gorillas- if you are lucky to find them. They are wild and, Read More

Many people have told me, “I really CAN’T travel right now.” For whatever reason, due to finances or obligations or something else, there are times in life when we may be stuck in one place, but we still feel the wanderlust deep inside. Hey, don’t be sad! FIND THE BEAUTY IN YOUR OWN BACKYARD., Read More