So my guest today gloved on a plane with a one way ticket and $500 years back, she knew she wanted a life that was different from the one that she was expected to live, one filled with adventure, one that really broke the mold of how others had always told her life was supposed to be.
And what unfolded has been a life of not just adventure, but also profound exploration, growth, connection and impact.
A life of stories.
And over a period of years, she also figured out how to build a powerful living around her quest as a creative entrepreneur and online educator.
Starting out as a travel blogger, venturing to over 80 countries across six continents and telling the stories of destinations around the world, she landed features in Forbes, Oprah, Condynast, Essence, BBC, collaborates with major brands, and hosts the Glow show podcast.
But over time, her journey also has morphed into something bigger and deeper, especially over the last few years as she felt called to speak honestly and openly on issues of equity, race and community in a more intentional way.
She's the founder of the Social Educators Academy, helping people leverage their social platforms to make a difference and make a living.
And as we spoke, low shared really powerful reflections on the travel centered life that she's been living on.
Her experience both in the US and on the road as a black woman, and how she's continuing to evolve her focus, life and livelihood in new directions as we all emerge back into a changed world.
So excited to share this conversation with you.
I'm Jonathan Fields and this is good life project.
So as you and I sit here jamming in different parts of the country, you are literally on your way back out of the country.
You just came back into the country from Grenada, where you were for, I guess it was about a week or so.
So here's my curiosity around this right, you have, for the better part of your adult life, been deeply vested in the pursuit of travel, in living basically around the world almost perpetually.
It's your devotion, a deep love of yours for a chunk of time, a substantial part of the way that you sustained yourself in the world.
And then the last 16 months happened, right?
And I'm so curious for somebody like you, where this is not just something that you happen to do on vacation, but it's so woven into the fiber of your being.
What was this last window like for you?
A necessary reminder to sit the heck down.
And what I think quarantine and the height of the pandemic allowed for us high achieving, restless souls to do is sit with ourselves and say, okay, are we running towards something or running away from something.