Fellow
Current Country
Bolivia 🇧🇴
Current City
La Paz
Intuition
Cultivating inner knowing
A question currently animating me about the inner life/spirit is:
How does seeing my life as a spiral rather than a straight path, change how I understand growth and transformation?
September 29, 2025
A question currently animating me about the outer world/universe/multiverse is:
How do I engage ethically with the privilege of witnessing cultures and landscapes that others may never have the chance to leave or return to?
September 29, 2025
The practices I’m finding most helpful at the moment are:
Journaling
September 29, 2025
A moment I noticed my inner light kindled this month was:
Along my travels throughout the desert, just by chance I kept running into this elderly man who was solo travelling. Through our chance encounters, I learnt that friendships aren’t bound by age, rather by shared experiences, openness, and the joy of good company!
September 29, 2025
A moment I noticed my inner light dwindled this month was:
When I arrived in La Paz I was overwhelmed by my own emotions. The noise, altitude, lack of sleep, and chaos culminated in feelings of regret. I asked myself, “What am I doing here?”. I initially felt so small and out of place in this strange city.
September 29, 2025
Courage
Aligning action
Assumptions I'm examining right now are:
Money
September 29, 2025
I originally assumed:
When planning my travels, I was concerned about money. How was I going to afford my travels? After months of waitressing, I questioned if I really had enough, rather than acknowledging how much I already have.
September 29, 2025
These assumptions are changing:
Travelling throughout Bolivia has forced me to contend with my privilege. My access to money not only provides me financial stability, but it shapes my perspective on wealth and freedom. The choices I make often are cushioned by financial stability, something I take for granted.
September 29, 2025
A moment I stepped out of my comfort zone this month was:
Lost in a new city, I stepped out of my comfort zone and connected with two fellow solo female travellers. Through one interaction, I made two new friends and now have a travel buddy!
September 29, 2025
Compassion
Engaged Empathy
Something that is helping me build trusting relationships here is:
Genuine conversation through the spark of a new friendship :)
September 29, 2025
Digital Detox Retreat
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Gratitude
Peers I'm grateful for:
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).