Fellow
Current Country
Peru 🇵🇪
Current City
Ttio
Intuition
Cultivating inner knowing
A question currently animating me about the inner life/spirit is:
How can spiritual connection to the earth evoke a deeper sense of being in the universe?
October 30, 2025
A question currently animating me about the outer world/universe/multiverse is:
How can tourism become a practise of reciprocity rather than consumption?
October 30, 2025
The practices I’m finding most helpful at the moment are:
Journaling
October 30, 2025
A moment I noticed my inner light kindled this month was:
The gratitude for the kindness I’ve received this past month. I’ve been blessed by the kindred souls who’ve opened their homes and hearts, and I hope to extend this hospitable nature towards others.
October 30, 2025
A moment I noticed my inner light dwindled this month was:
During the week I stayed in hostels in Cusco, I felt isolated and disconnected. Surrounded by people but unable to find real connection, I felt lost and alone as I navigated surface level conversations and constant movement of those around me.
October 30, 2025
Courage
Aligning action
Assumptions I'm examining right now are:
Other
October 30, 2025
I originally assumed:
I used to think that effective travel was deemed by place, how many cities I’ve seen, countries I’ve visited, ground I’ve covered.
October 30, 2025
These assumptions are changing:
Now I sense that meaningful travel is rooted in time—measured by depth not distance. Through time, travel becomes less about movement and more about belonging, where my presence shifts from an observer to a participant.
October 30, 2025
A moment I stepped out of my comfort zone this month was:
Venturing to an unknown town in Peru, and joining a community of strangers, unsure of what to expect but being open to being changed by the place, the mountains, and its people.
October 30, 2025
Compassion
Engaged Empathy
Something that is helping me build trusting relationships here is:
Opening myself up to the this community, and seeking beyond the relationships I have already established.
October 30, 2025
Digital Detox Retreat
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Being intentionally away from technology and distractions has taught me:
How fulfilled my life is when I’m in the mountains, rivers, and trees. The sensation of inner being and connection to the sacred when I’m present with Mother Earth.
October 30, 2025
Gratitude
Peers I'm grateful for:
Kashimani Simasiku
Hey Kash, I am really glad we got to chat last Friday during our one on one chat. It was so lovely getting to know you, and I can’t wait to see how our relationship flourishes!
October 30, 2025
Naomi Løvstad Wettstein
Thank you for our call last week. Even though we haven’t met one another yet, I cannot wait to see our friendship flourish and see where our adventures in the near future will take us <33
September 29, 2025
Douglas Teixeira de Queiroz Santos
Doug! It has been absolutely wonderful being able to get to know you more. Our conversations throughout the past couple of weeks have been so enriching and have really made me think more introspectively about my life, the world, and travel in general <3
September 3, 2025
Catalina Cox
Thank you for your support with helping me navigate timezones! From helping me throughout the UWC app process to even now over 3 yrs later I'm really so grateful for everything you have supported me with <3
July 28, 2025
Peers who have expressed gratitude for me:
Naomi Løvstad Wettstein
This wavelength we are riding on, has had me on a high. Being in such similar shoes has allowed for seeds to be planted here. I can’t wait to watch our relationship grow. I look forward to more conversations with you and continuation of these awesome waves. Thank you Lauren!
September 30, 2025
Lydia Belz
reaching out to me when the flight school first started. It helped me to feel more like I was joining a community.
August 5, 2025
Magical Moments
Flamingos in the Andes!
Salar de Uyuni
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Sep 27, 2025
Feeling welcomed by the world around me. 4500m above sea level, only myself and my travel companions were at this lake. Without access to wifi (or the world at large!) I felt truly present in the space I was existing in—both physically (the earth and mountains had let me inhibit this space) and mentally (I was at peace, without the buzz of the world beyond).