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Welcome to Diaries of a Waterwoman : Gabriella's Ocean Chronicles! Dive into my world of ocean exploration, marine conservation, and exciting underwater adventures. From spearfishing in tropical waters to discovering unique seashells, I share my passion for the ocean and the incredible experiences it offers. Join me as I explore the beauty beneath the waves, advocate for a cleaner, healthier planet, and celebrate the wonders of marine life. Let's embark on this journey together and make waves for a better future! 🌊🐠🪸
I wanted to share one of my favorite swimsuit brands I recently discovered last summer after I met Hannah while on a sailing trip.
Hülya Swim not only makes bikinis that look amazing, they are also focused on the greater good of the planet.
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It’s not easy to describe the way I feel towards the ocean, it’s been my safe place, my peace and my passion.
My Life in Shades of Blue is a compilation of some of my favorite pictures and sayings about the ocean.
All the profits from this book will be donated to Oceana. Oceana is dedicated to protecting and restoring the world’s oceans. Oceana seeks to make our oceans as rich, healthy, and abundant as they once were by winning policy victories in the countries that govern much of the world’s marine life.
Read MoreI’m a true believer that we have to follow the things that excite us because they aren’t random. They are connected to our purpose. We have to follow them and the world will thank us for it. Our dreams and our passions, our curiosities and our sources of joy, they are on purpose, and they are part of something bigger that we could ever comprehend.
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Picture by @j.kowitz
Did you know that coral reefs around the world are vanishing at an unprecedented rate ?
Coral reefs are the rainforests of the oceans, providing a home for a dazzling array of life. Reef-building corals are the trees that form the foundation of the ecosystem.
Coral reefs play a vital role in sustaining the health of our oceans and our economy.
Even if you live far from coral reefs, you can have an impact on reef health and conservation.
Read MoreI recently started my journey into freediving and so far, it’s been magical. Freediving offers more opportunities to see marine life and it’s a great complement to scuba diving.
I like freediving because it’s the most direct and intimate way to connect with the ocean. Freediving is all about letting go, all the distractions of life are left at the surface.
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As we now know, masks and face coverings not only help reduce the spread of COVID-19, this mask in particular supports programs that help to protect the most vulnerable communities from the threat of COVID-19 and HIV because U-Earth Biotech donates 19% of the purchase price of this (PRODUCT)RED
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We do get hungrier at sea as we’re rarely just sitting around doing nothing, we spend all our days being active, swimming, fishing and island exploring. So we had to cook often and be creative to make meals that were going to sustain everyone.
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When I first started diving, I never thought I would ever jump in the water on purpose to swim with sharks. A few year later, here I am observing and diving with sharks in the ocean. I discovered that they are not only fascinating creatures, their symbolism also really resonated with me.
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Pigs of Paradise, Iganuas and Nurse Sharks. While island adventuring on Boom Sharkalaka here are some of the places we stopped by for a taste of the Exumas.
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Some destinations have taken the first steps toward reopening their cities to travelers, including countries across Europe and several islands in the Caribbean. I took a chance and left Montreal to go sailing in The Bahamas with friends.
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These past few months I’ve had the incredible opportunity to go sailing around The Bahamas. We started off in Nassau and set sails towards the Exumas and Ragged Island. I ended up spending a total of 5 weeks on the boat, adventuring and exploring the islands.
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A year ago I said goodbye to my glasses forever and got ReLEx SMILE Eye Surgery with Dr. Hamid.
Read MoreI’ve been a certified diver since I was 14 years old but I was initiated to diving even before that because my dad was a diver. He took my sister snorkelling and made us try SASY (Supplied Air Snorkelling for Youths) when we went on vacation. As soon as I was old enough to dive, I took the classes and got my PADI certification, I just couldn’t wait to be in the water. I mean… how cool is it to be able to breathe underwater for up to an hour?
Read Moreocean child, fearless soul.
dive into the blue once more.
i’ll meet you out there –
where the water is perfect,
the sun is rising,
and the possibilities are endless.
Drone picture by John Kowitz
She travels because her soul yearns for her to explore—she needs to travel.
She doesn’t just travel for the beautiful places, she travels as a form of meditation. A way to reconnect with her heart and soul. It’s as much an internal process as it is an external one.
She loves the feeling of salt water in her hair and on her skin. She enjoys spending time with just herself in the rugged, rocky, snowcapped mountains. She travels for the moments alone that inspire her to just be herself—completely human.
A woman who travels isn’t seeking anyone to complete her—she is whole on her own. She travels to expand herself and how the world labels her. She’s not your conventional woman, and you can’t mold her to become one.
A woman who travels is deeply in love with herself and will be deeply in love with you. She is not here to hold back, but rather to share everything she knows and feels. She knows that to love means to be vulnerable, to be courageous, and to live in her truth.
A woman who travels lives for adventure. Not always in other countries, places, or spaces, but even in mundane tasks of her daily life. She can make anything adventure, even brushing her teeth or cooking a meal, because every moment is precious to her.
Love a woman who travels if you are looking to open and expand your mind. For she will challenge you to do this. She wants you to grow, and she will challenge you to think outside the conventional, socially constructed box of what life should look like. She doesn’t have a checklist; she listens to the beat of her heart and honors her intuition.
A woman who travels does not view this journey of life as a linear one. It’s not black and white. It has color and sparkle. To her, it is about the moments of traveling through the journey—not just arriving at the destination.
A woman who travels is independent by nature. She travels by herself, but she is also grateful to share her time on the road with others through coffee and chai, and through heart opening and healing conversations that expand her to grow and remind her why she is grateful to travel this earth.
She needs someone who knows how to be alone and appreciates moments of solitude. She also needs someone who is not afraid of the mystery of the unknown. To find the adventure in taking chances—in saying yes to life.
She needs to be challenged, just as she will challenge you to expand your mind and open your heart. She is here to grow, not stay the same. She is here to experience life, to be open to receiving it all. She wants to open her heart to life, to raw human moments.
She is not here to hide. She is here to dance with the moonlight and kiss under the stars. She is here to make mistakes, to be messy and create her own unique story. She colors outside of the lines. She lives by her own rules. Knowing that sometimes she will fall, but she will look to the sun and moon to rise again and again. She will rise all over again.
A woman who travels knows what she needs, and she will be honest with you. She is not here to remain small and to fall into the habit of small talk. She is here to understand the depth of life. She is not afraid to ask the hard and soft questions.
She is not looking for someone to complete her. She is looking for someone to experience the precious moments of life with. To deeply reflect with and share her mind, heart, and soul with. She know she is enough on her own—she does not need a partner to complete her, she simply wants to share moments with you. And that is a big difference, because she is not looking to change you or herself—she’s only looking to expand.
Loving a woman who travels is an adventure of a lifetime, but it is not an easy task. It will open you up to new ideas on what your life can look and feel like. You will look at life differently by seeing life through her loving eyes.
She will show you that the journey is filled with insight and wisdom if you just take the time to notice and observe. To let go of “should” and live in “could be” or “let’s see.”
She lives in the possibility of yes, but she also knows how to and when she needs to say no.
She will ask you questions, because she wants to know and understand the true essence of your soul, what makes you come alive. She wants to know all about it and even experience it with you.
She needs someone who isn’t afraid to be loved deeply. Who wants to really feel their existence. Who can sit naked, holding hands, and doesn’t need words to fill the silence.
She is not here to live and play small. She is here to experience the universe, and to discover the magic that is hidden in every corner. She is curious and she is wise. You must honor the wisdom that shines from her soul. For it is her wisdom and love of herself that has brought her to where she is.
She does not want things. She desires experiences. You cannot buy her love, you can only be wholeheartedly part of it. She is here to share her heart with herself and others. She believes the heart is the greatest gift you have to offer. For she will open you in ways you’ve never been opened.
Because she does not want pieces of you, she wants all of you—every single piece that has shaped who you have become. She wants to be part of your story. She is not looking to erase your past experiences or her own. She knows that these pieces are what make you who you are. She honors that. She doesn’t want you to hide, she wants you to shine.
A woman who travels is not for everyone. She knows that. She is not looking for a pretty face, someone nice on the eyes. For most of the time, she leaves her makeup off so you can enjoy her natural, sun-kissed glow. She doesn’t want to hide behind a mask of chemicals on her face and social constructions around her body. She wants to be accepted and loved for exactly who she is: a naked face, a pure heart, and a precious body that has a story to tell.
But she always wants to share her divine feminine with you. She might wear lipstick, not for her lover but for herself. She might take the time to curl her hair, paint her nails, and put on an outfit that shows her sacred body. But she always knows how to take it off at the end of the day and just be herself in jeans, hiking boots, coconut oil in her hair, and without anyone telling her that she must present herself a certain way to be accepted and to be loved.
She is a beautiful, sacred mystery that you must honor.
She is more than just a social media post. Her genuine presence will touch you. Her vulnerability shines. And she’s not afraid to share that with you. She needs a mind that will stimulate her and a heart that will nourish her. Feed her the soul food she needs. Get to know her internal essence.
She is looking for someone who isn’t perfect, but who wants to be brave. She wants you to be real and raw. She is not looking for the edited version—she is looking for the wholehearted version. If you want to love a woman who travels, do not cover up for her. Show yourself—all of it.
Love a woman who travels, but also let her go. Let her reclaim her wild, intuitive spirit and give her the heartful space to wander.
Fall in love with a woman who travels to go on an adventure of a lifetime.
And, most importantly, take the time to fall in love with her mind—the wings that will carry her home to roots of her heart.
AUTHOR: RUTH KRUG via elephant journal
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The artwork depicts a local Bahamian girl carrying the weight of the ocean above her in reference to the Ancient Greek myth of Atlas, the Titan who held up the heavens.
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Here’s to the girls who would rather stay wild and wander than settle down. The ones who have said, “I like you, but I love to travel so as much as I’d like to stay I have to go.” The girls who don’t want a “normal” life and actually refuse to live it.
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Many of us are motivated to protect the oceans because we care about whales, turtles, dolphins and other wildlife – and of course that’s a good enough reason by itself – but knowing how much the oceans do to keep our climate stable makes this work we’re doing together even more important.
Read MoreFishpeople tells the stories of a unique cast of characters who have dedicated their lives to the sea.
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There are few remaining frontiers on our planet... But perhaps the wildest, and least understood, are the world’s oceans: too big to police, and under no clear international authority, these immense regions of treacherous water play host to rampant criminality and exploitation.
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