Sep 1Gap Years, Wild Learning & Living Life FullyI’m finally writing this post which has been in my head for years because of the inspirational crew I got to support at the Explore Fellowship & because oh do I support putting formal school aside in order to learn in wilder, more organic ways! What is a ‘Gap Year’? I suppose I should probably…Gap Year5 min readGap Year5 min read
Mar 6A WomanifestoA declaration {of, for, with} life as I turn 33. I promise to continue falling madly in love with the world even as I open myself to the darkening shadows, smoke rings, and canary songs coming from modernity. I will participate as fully as I know how in the collective…Manifesto2 min readManifesto2 min read
Mar 6Why The Last Year Has Been the Most Formative of My LifeThe last few months have been a period of deep integration after a series of deeply transformative experiences. I have been reflecting on how much my sense of things has evolved; how I am changing, how the world is changing. …Life Journey5 min readLife Journey5 min read
Feb 28Why Our Dream World Matters & The Myths We’re Told to Ignore ThemHow are your dreams? Have you been dancing with them? Giving them space to flow through you? Have any dreams been courting ..you..? Over the last few years I’ve become increasingly curious about dreams. Waking dreams, sleeping dreams, and the connection between them. Cultivating a connection with my dream world…Dreams4 min readDreams4 min read
Apr 18, 2022Engaging // Being Engaged“She said ‘Yes!’” “We’re engaged!” people say. With finality, and crisp clarity. As if now all details are sorted and happily ever after will be written in the stars. Now that I’ve arrived to this cultural moment, the reduction of one of the most complex and hefty relationships in many…Relationships Love Dating2 min readRelationships Love Dating2 min read
Published inThe Summit·Oct 29, 2021What is Worth Doing?An essay by eileen walz At the start of 2021 I made a commitment. We were deep in the winter of pandemic isolation and I was craving the type of soulful, interpersonal connection my life has often been decorated with. I knew I would have to be more intentional if…Meaning15 min readMeaning15 min read
Aug 3, 2021Tithing For the World’s Most Effective CausesWhy I took the Giving What We Can Pledge I was recently asked what advice I would give to someone looking to give away a decent sum of money. It was a hypothetical question, similar to “What would you do if you had a million dollars?” yet understanding what your…Effective Altruism3 min readEffective Altruism3 min read
May 12, 2021Knowing Your WorldSpring brings fresh eyes. New growth. Pops of unexpected color. — & fresh rememberings. One of my dear friends moved to Ireland and was feeling a bit unsettled, disconnected. I came up with the following as a way to spark a new way of knowing her new world. There are so many ways of knowing and my intention with these set of invitations was to explore just a sampling of techniques you can use to get a sense of a place.Knowing1 min readKnowing1 min read
Jan 8, 2021What is worth doing?& my mission to map this question in 2021 What is worth doing? To you? Within our economic system? In the eyes of others? In the eyes of those you love? — & how do you figure that out? when you’re young and have not yet stepped out into the rumored ‘real world’? …Life Guidance3 min readLife Guidance3 min read
Feb 5, 2019Why (& How) I Became a Bat-vocateIt started with a moment of curiosity… There are more bats than birds in Costa Rica? In the rainforest? In a country where there are more types of birds than all of North AND South America combined?!? It’s true. In terms of number of animals (not number of species) there…Costa Rica5 min readCosta Rica5 min read
