We headed back to Indonesia after almost a month spent in the Kingdom of Cambodia, ready to start 2018 with hearts full and minds clear. We knew there was a lot of work ahead of us and operating in such a remote setting wouldn't be easy. Flying back to our island home...
We didn't realize just how quick time would fly by on Morotai and just about as soon as we arrived, we needed to start making plans to leave Indonesia so we could apply for new ones that would allow us to stay until the end of the program. We had no idea where to go......
There are many remote places in the world along the coastlines that we've immersed ourselves in but none so isolated as Morotai Island in Eastern Indonesia's Maluku Archipelago. A Spice Island in the colonial era and Allied base in World War II, Morotai and its people...
Before we jumped on a plane bound for Indonesia, we stayed in California for a month after several spent separated. We went to explore Santa Catalina Island, one of California's hidden gems. We swam with Emi's favorite fish, the Garibaldi, named after an Italian solide...
Our community-rooted chamba continued. Together with local photographer and talented surfer, Henry Espinoza Panta, we jumped into more photography workshops together as part of Martes Foto. Thanks to Fujifilm's new Instax (the new take on the classic polaroid), kids go...
We reunited in Lobitos after an incredible workshop in Panama, jumping right back into the swing of things. We had the pleasure of welcoming Coco Loberg, a tattoo artist and talented Australian photographer, to our humble home in Lobitos. Coco was commissione...
As our program continues in #Peru, we're beyond stoked to join our sisters Changing Tides Foundation and local partner Give and Surf in Bocas del Toro, Panama for a weeklong workshop series in creative collaborations!
As part of #WOMP, teen...
After El Niño's raged down upon Peru destroying homes, highways, and taking lives... we paused before making our way from Lima back to Lobitos. Still without water in the houses, roads in need of repair, and scattered showers, we were welcomed by a sea of yellow fields...
From the grassroots surf scenes to the roots of the entire culture surrounding wave-riding, one coast from our equipo flew to Hawaii to convene with the Billabong Womens team on Oahu, North Shore. It was a great time to talk story, understand developments in the surf i...
After several months spent coasts apart, our equipazo reunited together in California and headed off a week later India! Our first stop was Manori, a tiny "island" off India's largest metropolis, Mumbai. Here, we worked with the Manori Art Project, an initiative of...
