#006 Notes from the Road

I’ve been thinking about this love letter froM the beaches and hillsides of Costa Rica, the snowy sidewalks of NYC, between a quick respite at home with the cats in front of the fire, and now I’m finally trying to get words out while waiting to board my flight to Vancouver.

Life is a whirlwind right now, and what a privilege it is to travel to new places and come away with new friends and experiences and memories. When I first planned this big month of travel, leaving only 5 days at home between planes and trains, I didn’t question what I would be missing, and instead made decisions based on what I didn’t want to miss out on. I didn’t want to miss my sweet friend Tina’s art show and time in the sun with some of my favorite people on the planet, or photographing alongside one of my favorite artists on Valentine’s Day, or chasing my dream of being less afraid and more brave by attending a women’s ski camp in Whistler, BC.

While planning out this big month of yes, I didn’t realize just how much I’d miss out on. With a year ahead with no less than 20 flights on the books, I need to prepare to miss out on a whole lot more. Maybe that’s both the blessing and curse of getting wildly excited by new opportunities, the immediate yes outweighs the fear and anxiety that can follow.

I’m curious how this year ahead will both crack me open and ground me. There’s so much I can’t wait to tell you and to share with you about adventures ahead, but for now, I’m going to do my best to stay in the present and enjoy this week ahead without a laptop, meetings, or really any camera (ok, I did pack an Olympus point-and-shoot and my Fuji x100v, but that’s it!).

I’ll have more to show from my travels in the weeks ahead when film is back in my hands and I’ve had time to sit with what this whirlwind months really felt like, but here are a few special digital snaps from Costa Rica:

See you on the other side ❤️‍🔥