Not all my baggage fits in a backpack

Some ends up as stories.

Fate Weavers is my personal archive of what it means to be alive and awake in this messy, interconnected world. Through poetry, essays, and travelogues, I explore how humanity came to be this way… and where we might be headed. This isn’t your typical travel blog filled with “top 10 safety tips” or “best places to eat.” Instead, I’m here to document the conversations, encounters, and observations that reveal how our global fates are woven together through colonialism, consumption, and choice.

As a budget backpacker who’s traversed a few continents over the last decade, I’ve learned that no story exists in a vacuum. My writing connects historical dots between places and peoples, examining how past choices echo through the present. From exploring how redlining shaped American cities to understanding why certain economies depend on tourism, I dig into the context that mainstream travel narratives often ignore.

You’ll find three main threads here:

• Raw and crafted work: poetry about personal and political ruptures, essays that chase understanding across continents, and reflections on what it means to choose our own destiny.
• Travel chronicles: deep dives into countries’ interconnected histories, cultures, and the invisible narratives that mainstream travelogues miss.
• Personal and professional insights: honest takes on running an editorial business while living as a sometimes-digital-nomad.

This space is for readers who question everything, speak multiple languages (or wish they did), and believe that understanding our world requires more than headlines and holiday snaps. If you’re interested in how Western consumption ripples across borders, how systemic forces shape individual lives, or how writing can heal both reader and writer, you’re in the right place.

I’m not here to paint pretty pictures or add destinations to a bucket list. I’m here to weave together stories that reveal our shared fate, challenge comfortable assumptions, and maybe inspire some critical thinking along the way. Yes, things are broken, but that doesn’t mean we can’t fix them. Because while we can’t control every event that shapes our lives, we can choose how to respond, learn, and move forward.

Welcome to Fate Weavers. Take what resonates, question what doesn’t, and join me in making sense of how we got here; and where we’re choosing to go next.