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By now, maybe you’ve realized that I am a little behind on my blog posting. For the last 3 years, I…

I spent my first day back on KV Kismet catching up on some sleep and getting moved back in. Kevin was…

I spent most of 2023 in Southeast Asia before returning home to California for the holidays. Being home honestly felt amazing….

I had spent about 10 months in Southeast Asia, rotating between Malaysia and Indonesia with occasional stops in Singapore. By now…

After the 4-week coral restoration course wrapped up, I was equipped with all the knowledge to keep planting coral at the…

Do you ever feel like things line up so perfectly, that you couldn’t have planned it better yourself? That’s exactly how…

I spent my first week in Bira, Indonesia, participating in the 1-week freediving retreat and enjoyed a mixture of diving, yoga,…

After staying overnight in the city of Makassar, Indonesia, I headed back to the airport to pick up a group from…

After getting my wallet stolen in Kuala Lumpur, I was ready to get out of Malaysia. After realizing that I likely…

I had about a week to kill in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to reset my Indonesian visa. I messaged my friend Kai…

I knew my time on SV Kismet was coming to an end but I wasn’t sure where to go next. So,…

After an unexpected month away from KV Kismet, I finally met Kevin at the dock in Lombok. It was such a…

It had been almost a month since leaving Indonesia on my 3-day visa run but I was finally returning, with a…

My 3-day visa run from Indonesia was now turning into 3 weeks as I returned back to Kuala Lumpur to pick…

With my passport renewal application safely submitted to the US Embassy in Malaysia, I could finally relax. The processing time was…

After my 60 days of cruising on SV Kismet in Indonesia, I flew to Singapore for a 3-day visa run and…

After a few days in Wakatobi National Park, we departed and made our way toward our final destination: Labuan Bajo, the…

We were halfway through our time in Wakatobi National Park and we moved SV Kismet down to the more southern island…

After two days of passage, we arrived in Wakatobi National Park which is a collection of islands off the southeastern coast…

Kevin, Joni, and I arrived in Ambon, the largest city in the Indonesian province of Maluku, just in time to celebrate…

After six weeks of unbelievable beauty, sailing and diving in Raja Ampat, it was time for SV Kismet to start heading…

With Joni joining Kevin and me onboard SV Kismet, we were ready to depart Sorong and continue to explore Raja Ampat…

After our first day in the Sorong marina, I received a message from Joni whom I met in Langkawi on SV…

It had already been one week of cruising on SV Kismet and I was quickly growing back into the cruising lifestyle….

I spent my first day on SV Kismet catching up on some much-needed rest from traveling and also catching up with…

During my time volunteering at TRACC, I received a message from an old cruising friend, Kevin on SV Kismet. I first…

This week it will have been three years since quitting my career and making a leap of faith into the unknown….

After one week in the big city of Kuala Lumpur, Megan and I packed up our heavy bags and made our…

After spending four weeks volunteering at the Tropical Research and Conservation Center (TRACC), Megan and I hopped on a flight to…

When I wrote my initial manifestation list while I was looking for a volunteer opportunity, one of the components was an…