WE MOVED! First week in California
This pacific island girl has moved to the California coast! And my life looks wildly different than it did last year. Heck, it's a stark contrast from my life just a few months ago. Some big milestones and life goals were met -- wowowee -- and there are even bigger...
AmSam crew in Hawaii
Met up with some of our AmSam friends during our layover in Hawai’i. I love that our connection to our AmSam crew is so strong because of our shared experiences in Samoa. Time and space may have separated us over the years but we’ve had such an amazing community, and...
Life Lately: 5 months of change and evolution
Helloooo there. It's meeeee. Nerelleeeee. It has been a hoot of a while — and I have missed this space of mine to document my ever-changing life, romanticizing it in a way, and to express my gratitudes in words and images. A summary of the most inexplicably changing...
Favorites from my Samoa baby moon camera roll
More pics from my babymoon in beautiful Samoa.
You, Me, and our baby moon
After an eventful first few days in Samoa for our combined girls trip, Ian and I were in full-on baby moon mode. We settled in to our cozy AirBnB beach fale at Maninoa and planned a couple activities to take advantage of our time on the south side of the island. We...
Lunch at Alcove Cafe
12.26.2021 — The sun finally came out in Los Angeles. We went for a long walk down to Ventura Boulevard and stopped for a late lunch at Alcove Cafe. I ordered the pan roasted salmon salad and it was probably the best salad I've had in my mini food tour of Los Angeles...
Flight to LA
I am never not taking photos out the window whenever I fly/travel. Pics from my iPhone camera roll December 7, 2021.
The first taste of travel
I'm a pisces, and I guess one of the traits my star sign is known for is that pisces can sometimes be escapists. I suppose in this way, I am in constant need of a break, a vacation, a sort of temporary sanctum to let my soul rest and reset. Two years of this pandemic...
Back from a long vacation (a journal entry)
Hello and Taaaaalofa! I'm back in American Samoa now, waiting out my government mandated quarantine at the Fatu O Aiga quarantine facility. It's strange not being allowed to go outside really and being in a "real" lockdown. I'm currently on day 12 of 14, and I've...
Photo Journal: South to North Island, New Zealand
Sharing another long forgotten photo journal recovered from my drafts folder. I'm slowly clearing that out, and so please don't mind me daydreaming about these travel throwbacks. Oh, the wanderlust... I feel it coming. This was from my late 2016, early 2017 trip to...
Photo Journal: Couples Camping Trip
Found this in my drafts folder... a photo journal of camping with my husband and our friends, Traci and Ano, back in May 2021. I think we timed this camp trip right on time for me and Ian's anniversary weekend. Many thanks to the Gurr family for always being so warm...
Dive Log: Amalau Bay (Left side)
Amalau Bay dive log… probably one of the best spots for scuba diving in American Samoa. Giant corals, thriving ecosystem; absolute beauty.
Weekend Adventure Highlights: Enjoying Freedom in Nature
A photo journal (and several video clips thanks to the iPhone live photo mode!) from last weekend's adventure to the Airport Tide Pools here in American Samoa. I was elated to find that we had a new federal holiday, and in honor of Juneteenth, I wanted to celebrate my...
Documenting Underwater Field Work in Ta’u
Just wanted to share some photos from back in March, when I went to the Manu'a islands to document marine sanctuary field work for education and outreach. This was from day 1 of our field work. The science team conducted reef monitoring surveys within the marine...
Places I Want To Go
Hoping, wishing, praying, manifesting... My most immediate places of interest are to visit LA and Phoenix to be reunited with family. And to explore the city together. The Philippines... specifically, I want to visit my family's lands, and see where my mom and dad and...