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belated earth day... here is a tranquil day in South Sri Lanka, one of my favorite surf spot in the world. this year i feel saddened by the recent terror that took place on this beautiful island, and also saddened by the state of plastic trash in our ocean. there hasn't been any big victories for earth lately, has there...?
First tattoo. 🖤 #burtburt thanks @danitattoonyc
stillness in movement
wrapped up my mental health crisis with a reconnect to the thing that brings me the most joy. the power of women helping one another to heal, learn, and grow is magical. 🌺 💛 u courtney. stoked to get back to work now 👊🏼
rare footage. haven't surfed in 5 months. pretty proud of this split second ✌🏼
dawn patrol
backyards and rooftops.
closure.
I vividly remember this airport ever since I was about 6-7yrs old. It was one of those magical places where there were trees growing indoors. Changi has changed a lot since, but it still is one of the lushest (and best) airport in the world. I think there's probably more plants here than all of Central Park. Here is a tiny koi pond in one of the smaller terminal. 🌺
I am so lucky to have been born in such a beautiful & warm place. Proud of everyone who voted today. Here's to whatever outcome that truly improves the country. 🇹🇭 Travel pro tip: go to the Grand palace pictured here close to sunset for best light.
instead of considering adding greenery to an area that's already a tree desert, someone thought a giant rose gold sharwarma monument would do. #fail
love the idea that art and science are together in the same room.
Never thought my name would appear in a museum exhibit ever, let alone the ICP ✌🏼wowee. In a world where hatred breeds like virus, we, now more than ever, need to find ways to bridge our humanity better. Thank you @forfreedoms for doing just that.
The past few months battling with clinical depression has been all but easy. I can still count in two hands the number of days I didn't cry in the last 100 days. Huge thanks to my brother and his wife who orchestrated the Thailand recovery program by kicking me into the deep end of the meditation pool and then fished me back to life with desserts, plants, and Dad. A lifetime expertise in care-n-feeding of little sister shines. My physical brain still doesn't work properly but my soul is slowly healing. Here's to hope that i'll do better in the next 100 days. To folks in the motherland I didn't see: I'm sorry I've been quiet. Be back soon. Au revoir.
✔ international ✔ woman to all the ladies out there who belong nowhere and everywhere -- may you always find strength to pave your own paths, trust your instincts, respect traditions, cross boundaries, and find solace in one another. without women there'd be no human. #internationalwomensday
the unassuming water jasmine blooms downward. i used to lie down on my dad's lap looking at them while he tried to teach me about stars. the scent smells a bit like the flowers of the linden tree that bloom around May in Brooklyn. funny how small little things hold such important place in our minds.

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