One more from Rummu yesterday... Some of the buildings were a bit tricky to access (note the hole in the floor), but worth the effort. One of my favorite shots from today at Rummu, a Russian prison / quarry in Estonia. Once they abandoned it & stopped pumping water out, many of the buildings flooded and now sit underwater. It's eerie, yet somehow really beautiful. #estonia Estonia's islands are the land of giant wooden windmills (& golden light!), it seems... #saaremaa #estonia Pretty sure there are more cows than people on this island, but it sure is pretty. #travelerinestonia #estonia #balticsea Tere õhtust, Estonia! This time last week I was on a flight home from my Western Australia assignment (links soon!). -——- It's easy to think that our friends' lives - especially when they're viewed through the lens of a curated Instagram feed - are super-exciting & glamorous. Is it just me? 🙌🏻 -——- The truth? In 12 days, we did 10 flights✈️, drove 1,700 miles 🚙 and stayed in a different hotel / town every night🇦🇺. It was exhausting & if I'm honest, I was pretty homesick by the end...but I was beyond grateful to get to see places (like this one - Hamersley Gorge in Karijini National Park) I didn't even know to put on my bucket list. Travel is one of the most enriching experiences, and I am beyond thankful that it's part (my favorite part!) of my job. 🌏 And.... This gorgeous little outback eco tent is why I've been without wifi for the last 3 days. 🇦🇺 Apparently, opals aren't just mined in Australia, they are in the skies as well. #westernaustralia #karijini #nofilter Hi from Ningaloo Reef, where we swam with a 12-ft tiger shark, dugong (like a manatee), several massive manta rays, giant sea turtles and above a shiver of sharks. Beautiful... But starting to miss home a bunch. 🇦🇺🌏🐟 #sharkweek #westernaustralia Today we watched (& filmed!) humpback whales off the coast of Western Australia, specifically Shark Bay. There was a mom and her two-day-old calf and then five adults who looked like they were doing a synchronized swimming exercise. No matter what you believe, it's hard to see the majesty of all of this and not think of an awesome creator behind it. "God created the great creatures of the sea..& he saw that it was good." (Genesis 1:21) I'm not really a morning person, but we were up before dawn to hike / film in the Kalbarri Gorge to see the sun rise. The Murchison River flows through and carved the stunning red sandstone gorge. Some things are worth getting up early to see.☀️🇦🇺#westernaustralia #iwokeuplikethis #noreally Feeding rescued kangaroo joeys (both red kangaroos and Eastern greys) at Greenough Wildlife Park: Michelle and Jo, the incredible women who run it, take in Roo babies from all over (even checking moms' pouches when they've been hit by cars - a huge issue here), with a philosophy of "Rescue, Rehabilitate, Release." Super-inspiring to see their love for each of the 150 animals there & passion for conservation. 🇦🇺 #westernaustralia #greenoughwildlifepark #whyisntthereakangarooemoji Western Australia, you are a stunner. 🙌🏻🇦🇺 #thepinnacles Tonight I fly...far (really). Even though I'm really looking forward to the assignments & the experiences that come with them, I've found myself saying how much I'm dreading the flight 🇦🇺. ________ But yesterday, I got to spend time with someone who reminded me that the words we speak and the thoughts we think are self-fulfilling. So today, I'm getting up, working out, seeing a friend, packing for an adventure on the other side of the 🌏, hanging out with Will and my fur babies, and being nothing but grateful... And even looking forward to the opportunity to catch up on reading, movies, work and sleep while I fly. What are you speaking into existence today? Tell me! 💜 Throwback to this gorgeous lunch at Porto Cervo, #sardinia. {The truth? Today's real life lunch was tuna salad eaten in my car between appointments.} #portocervo #lunchgoals