For my birthday on October 22, I have one wish: to bring together the people I love around work that has given so much meaning to my own life. I am asking friends, family, and supporters to help me raise $5,000 for LOTUS Humanitarian, the 501(c)(3) organization
A journey can be beautiful enough to rearrange something inside us. The first sight of Kilimanjaro at dusk, the sound of a hippo surfacing on Lake Naivasha, the wide, unguarded horizon of the Maasai Mara: these are the kinds of moments that remind us how large and intricate the world
Some of the most consequential work in the world begins in rooms that would never be mistaken for grand. A few chairs. A whiteboard. The familiar sound of young people speaking over one another because, for once, no one is asking them to be smaller than the question forming in
There are places that meet you first through beauty. Bali does that with ease: lush palms lifting toward a wide blue sky, offerings placed along the roadside, and a landscape that seems to invite you to slow down long enough to notice what is in front of you. For me,
There are moments in humanitarian work when a number becomes almost impossible to hold in your mind. About $400. That is what it cost to create a home for a Maasai family in Tanzania, a place where they can live with greater dignity, safety, and pride. For many of us,
Long before a departure date is marked on a calendar, a journey begins with a relationship.This February, She Dares to Wander will return to Cambodia in partnership with LOTUS Humanitarian for an eight-day women’s small-group journey, taking place February 20–27, 2027. The itinerary will carry
The heat in Bali has a physical weight to it, pressing down on the narrow streets and compounding the chaos of the motorbikes, the offerings left on the pavement, and the endless, roaming population of street dogs. If you have traveled there, you know the dogs. They are woven into
There is a specific kind of courage required to look at the suffering in the world and decide that you are going to do something about it. Most of us are conditioned to look away. We are taught that the problems are too vast, the systems too broken, and our
When most people think of Bali, they envision a curated aesthetic of luxury. They picture private villas with infinity pools overlooking terraced rice paddies, expensive yoga retreats, and sunset cocktails on the beaches of Seminyak. The island has become a global symbol of paradise, drawing millions of visitors each year
When our She Dares to Wander team arrived at this family's home in Tanzania, the walls were already telling the story. Mud packed between rough-cut branches, pulling apart at the seams. A gap where the structure had given way, covered with a blanket to keep out the
There is a moment that happens on almost every She Dares to Wander trip — a moment where the itinerary becomes irrelevant and the real reason you traveled halfway around the world makes itself known. For the group that recently traveled to Tanzania, that moment arrived in the form of a
Only two days into the She Dares To Wander + LOTUS Humanitarian collaboration trip to Tanzania, and the impact these women have already made is impossible to put fully into words. Suitcases that once held clothes and travel essentials arrived overflowing with donations instead… blankets, toys, mobility equipment, sensory items, clothing,