I spent much of my twenty-somethings discovering myself. However, I also found myself falling into this sort of complacency style of existence after the whole Covid shut down.

I just turned thirty and I realized I hadn’t been living up to the dreams I had set out for myself to experience when I was little. I wanted to be a great adventurer like Indiana Jones or Lara Croft from the films. I wanted to make an everlasting difference in the world of photojournalism and conservation like all those amazing scientists and archaeologists on National Geographic. I wanted to live as free as I could while seeing every little bit of the world.

But when I woke up one day and realized my twenties were behind me and I had yet to crawl through an ancient tomb or swim with sea turtles- I knew something had to change.

I had been job hopping for a while through different service industries while also balancing my own boudoir photography in Fort Myers. However, I felt no passion for anything anymore. I barely even wanted to take photos and found sitting at home and watching Youtube, dreaming of places to travel, became the norm. It was only when my closest humans told me I wasn’t the person I always said I was, an explorer, did my brain click.

“What do you mean?” I thought to myself. Of course I’m this amazing adventurer. I got lost in Tivoli, Italy by myself and figured out how to get back to Rome all by myself! Like, duh. It’s me. Abigail the person who does cool things!”

But no, somewhere along this societal norm bubble I had lost her. I know a lot of other beautiful humans that got lost in this new world we live in today. The only place I felt at peace outside of the grind was the ocean. Luckily being mainly based in South Florida, it’s quite easy to pop over the the beach and jump in. It’s like a cleansing every time my body dives into the salty waves. As though all of my current worries are just wiped away by the tiny fish circling my feet.

Nothing is better than swimming in the ocean. Nothing.

But I digress, I began this project out of inspiration to change my life for the better and also give back to the world and local cultures through storytelling and community gatherings. I have been to many places, as you will see on my travel blog journeys, but I have so much more to see and experience.

Which is why I want you to come along, whoever you are. I want to inspire you. To pull your little strings into this addictive path of nomadic wanderlust. I want to share other humans’ stories about life around the world and how they contribute to world conservation and exploration. Join this tribe (hazel being because my eyes are, indeed, hazel) and see the small moments of life captured in magnificent ways.

Stay tuned, my little jellyfish. Take those wiggly feet (or tentacles) and get ready to adventure to some absolutely exotic and breathtaking locations.