TRAVEL: From Sacred Ground to Global Connection
My understanding of true connection began not on a stage, but on the land. Growing up on acres of land in Colorado, with the snowcapped mountains in the distance, my first and most profound relationship was with Mother Earth. This innate bond later evolved into my path as an EarthKeeper, leading me to a life of sustainable travel.
This path brought me to work with communities in the remotest regions of Papua New Guinea, to the Himalayas of India, to the artists and dancers of Cuba, and the Maasai in Tanzania. It even led me to a brief but impactful time with Arun Gandhi, the late grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, researching ways to help preserve the artform of the charkha—the spinning wheel his grandfather used as a symbol of self-sufficiency.
Among all of these EarthKeepers, I witnessed the same universal truth that the “developed” world has forgotten: there is no separation. For them, art, community, nature, and Spirit are a single, vibrant tapestry of life. Those experiences mirrored how I have always felt.