About

Hello, I’m Joanne.

I earned a degree in Accounting and Finance, but never worked in the field. Instead, in 2016, I joined the cruise industry – first as crew, then briefly on land, then back to sea. For much of the last decade, I lived between contracts, ports, and long stretches of open water.

That life shaped how I think about work, travel, money, and time in ways I'm still unpacking.

Life on board was structured and repetitive, even as the scenery changed. It revealed something I didn't expect: constant movement doesn't always mean progress. For a long time, my focus was simply on getting through – working, adapting, staying afloat. I was moving, but not necessarily forward.

It was only during the Covid pandemic, when life came apart in ways I hadn't prepared for, that I was forced to look more closely at how I was living and what I was building towards. I wanted more time, more space, and work that didn't rely entirely on trading hours for income. Maybe you've felt something similar.

I’ve always been drawn to nature and quieter places – mountains, forests, long walks – even while living a life built around schedules and structure. That contrast continues to shape how I think about balance, freedom, and what a sustainable life might look like.

I'd been drawn to blogging since the early days of the internet, but for years I circled it without committing. Life felt too full of movement and uncertainty to slow down and stay with it.

This site is where I explore those questions. I write about life at sea, travel, and simple living – not as a finished philosophy, but as an ongoing process shaped by experience rather than conclusions. I don't write because it comes easily. I write to explore, to express, and to create something that lasts.

I occasionally climb mountains, miss the books I used to read, and quietly dream about future adventures.