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Even though John & I live a nomadic van life as it is, there’s just something about camping. It feels different, like a getaway from our own getaway. There’s something nostalgic about waking up in a tent with that early morning chill, running to the campfire to hover around the heat and waiting for the sun to warm the earth up. Most times, it just ends up that we arrive to our campsite in the dark.. & sometimes I prefer it like that. The surprise of the horizon just waiting to reveal itself to you come day break. Headlamp on, puffy coats layered, chilled fingers against the metal tent poles, star gaze around a fire for a bit & tell old stories. & then ah, finally you get to jump into that chilly, chilly sleeping bag & do all sorts of running man dances to build up heat... only me that does that? Naaa you all do it. Don’t kid yourself. This year our camping gear got a MAJOR upgrade! I’ve ALWAYS wanted a sleeping bag that could transform into a double cuddle bag... & @seatosummitusa you’ve answered my dreams. While shopping, the must have list included this; pack down real small & must zip together.. that’s it. Oh & be warm & soft & good quality. &then I found sea to summit... Almost all of their sleeping bags zip together, the packing ability is unreal & this is probably the coziest thing I’ve ever slept in.. Why not just get a double sleeping bag you ask? Well my friend, I’ve seen a lot of personal growth within myself this year and I’m stepping up & taking the initiative to do many more solo camping trips & I could be more excited about it. I wanted the versatility to be solo & double! Plus while backpacking, carrying a double sleeping bag wouldn’t be super practical! Anyhoo, here’s a few from our most recent camping trip. It was our first camping trip with the new bags & we couldn’t wait to break them in! This is definitely a sponsored post with a huge shout out to our newfound favorite outdoor brand. We can’t thank them enough for supporting us through our Colombia expedition & now with our nomadic lifestyle as well! Thank you for believing in the little gals out there!! If you’re in the market for outdoor gear head to them, you won’t be disappointed ⛺

Any guesses oh what this is?! In the Tairona culture, the men carry around a poporo. Pronounced po-po-do. This is the gourd all the men are carrying in their hand. The gourd is given to the man when they turn 18 as a part of the coming of age ceremony. The men can now chew the coca leaf and begin building his gourd. The coca leaf is the sacred plant of South America. It's the root plant in cocaine but the tribes of South America use it for a much different use. It’s used as a stimulant yes but its much more mild than what you’re thinking. 🌱 The plant is a delicate leafy tree. The women are the only ones who are allowed to pick it and the men are the only ones who are allowed to chew it. After the leaves have been picked, they are toasted by the men. The toasting process is a ritual in itself. A softball size stone is thrown into the fire until hot. The stone is then added to the mochilo (woven bag) filled with fresh coca. The stone is tossed around in the bag for 20 minutes or so until all the leaves have a nice crisp. Once the stone is cool, the coca has been toasted. The coca leaves alone are a stimulant but to enhance and really activate the plant, the Kogui pair it with lime residue from crushed seashells. This is the white powdery substance you see. It’s not cocaine, but seashells. This is a practice that has been performed for many, many years. The crushing of the seashells is another process. They take a plant that’s similar to what we know as a bamboo stalk and cut it into small fine strips. It’s then stacked side by side creating a small shelf. The seashells from the ocean 30 miles away are laid across the shelf and then topped with another bamboo layer followed by another layer of shells. A fire is lit underneath the shells and burned until the color from all the shells has been burned away and all thats left are hot white shells. Combined with water, the shells then turn to a powdery dust. They are so brittle at that point that the shells basically crumble and create the lime residue needed to activate the leaves. 🐚 This powder goes into the hole on top of the poporo. The stick coming out of the top of the gourd is a key component in the

Friends of insta. I NEED YOUR HELP!! Tag @rei in this post & help me get their attention!! 🌿 Dear friends at @rei . We would love your help! Your tents have taken me to SO many incredible places.. & we want to give that opportunity for others! ⛺️ I work with a foundation called Guardians, & our mission is to create Guardians of Mother Nature. 🌎 We provide cultural expeditions through the jungles & deserts of Colombia for students while providing a harmonious relationship with the indigenous living in the area through setting up eco tourism systems & service projects. It is our hope to set up systems that ease & alleviate all the newfound influx of tourism they are experiencing in the area. Some of the things we do include; building composting toilets, water harvesting, community gardens & tree planting projects to replant degraded portions of the rainforest. We teach our students permaculture, cultural immersion, backpacking & life skills on a 21 day expedition. 💦🌲🌴🌞 During the trip we support & use a local colombia guide to take us into the indigenous villages & he has previously helped us by providing gear that he could get access to! Unfortunately Colombia’s outdoor gear selection is not quite up to par.. especially for 27 mile hiking treks through the jungle. 🥾🌱 And that’s where you come in. We at the Guardians team are seeking a partnership & sponsorship in hopes for REI to join our team! We are in need of six 2 person tents in exchange for tons of marketing content such as photos & stories of how your gear makes our expedition possible! ⛺️ We truly believe that immersing yourself into culture, learning ancestral ways of living, reconnecting with nature & pushing the edge of those comfort zones show our students what they are truly capable of. So friends at REI who can I share more stories with at your company?! ☺️ please feel free to read more stories on my insta or click the link in my bio to read & see more about the Guardians expedition!!

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