I didn’t set out to reinvent my life.

Not at first.

At the time, I had what most people would call a successful life—on paper. Nearly two decades of work in science and intellectual property management. A 17-year corporate career. A home in the United States. A marriage. The kind of life that looks complete from the outside. But inside, something had quietly begun to fray.

It wasn’t one dramatic moment that unraveled it all. It was a slow, silent hollowing. Grief after the death of my mother. A quiet estrangement from my own spirit. The sense that I had followed all the rules, achieved everything I was supposed to—and still, something was missing.

In 2015, I made a decision that would change everything.

I walked away.

From the structure, the certainty, and the version of success I had known for so long.

Not to escape.

But to consciously step into the unknown.

What began as a brief pause turned, over time, into a decade-long journey that took me across all seven continents and, ultimately, every country in the world.

I didn’t just pass through places. I let them shape me.

I lived with tribes in the Amazon, danced barefoot in Burundi, wandered silent temples in Bhutan, and drove alone across deserts where I couldn’t hear anything but my breath.

And somewhere along the way, something quietly stirred.

I didn’t just visit places. I let them change me.

I began to find parts of myself I had long buried—or never known at all.

This website, and my upcoming memoir The World Is My Mirror, were born from that journey. Not just the physical one, but the inner one that asked me to reconsider who I had become—and who I still had the chance to be.

Through travel, I learned that reinvention isn’t a single act.

It’s not about abandoning your life.

It’s about slowly rediscovering who you are when the roles, titles, and expectations fall away.

It’s about staying open long enough—for meaning, clarity, or purpose to find you.

If you’re here because you’re navigating a midlife shift, seeking renewal, or just wondering what comes next—you’re not alone. I created this space for people like us. 

In the coming months, I’ll be sharing stories, reflections, and lessons on reinvention, personal courage, and creating tangible social impact through travel and community-focused leadership.

This is the beginning of a new chapter—for me, and perhaps for you too.

I’m glad you’re here.

If my story resonates with something stirring in you—

If you’re standing at your own crossroads, seeking renewal, meaning, or simply permission to begin again—

I invite you to walk with me.

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Let’s explore what becomes possible when we dare to begin again.