It All Begins Here

To move can be uprooting. And I didn’t know the first time I moved away from my home country.

What happens when the roots cannot find purchase in the new soil?

In the modern era, we have been sold a vision of the "Global Citizen"—a person who is at home everywhere, whose passport is full of stamps, and whose life is a seamless transition between cultures, time zones, and languages. It is a title that carries the weight of prestige and the promise of ultimate freedom.

In the classic "Hero’s Journey," the protagonist is called away from the ordinary world to cross a threshold into the unknown. For people who move to another country, this threshold is often a departure gate at an airport…

You have returned from the presence of a plant medicine ceremony. You have traversed the landscapes of your subconscious, encountered ancestral wisdom, or perhaps faced the raw edges of your own shadows. Now, the music has faded, the candles are extinguished, and you are standing at your front door, key in hand, ready to re-enter your "normal" life…