A superfood, a medicine, a wild jungle tree— if nothing else, Cacao is here to coax our hearts into a smile every once in a while :)

I am my mother’s daughter. I enjoy engaging exchanges and the feeling of connection.

I am my father’s daughter. I love a good drink and any excuse to laugh.

I sat down at her desk. With a deep sigh, I dropped my shoulders, and shed a breath.

The recognition came as gracefully as the breeze that sailed across the tranquil lagoon we were anchored in.

We spotted Ahe just after sunrise, squinting to see the small sliver of land through the softened lens of dawn

A few clouds lingered overhead; they stood as a forewarning for the monsoon season’s commencement. Though, at such an altitude, where yaks roamed instead of buffalo