Emily HopcianExploring Creatives: Beth Price—photographer with a focus on freshwater surf & environmental issuesI first met Beth Price in 2013 when she photographed my family along Lake Michigan in Frankfort. A few years later, I rediscovered Beth…Sep 21, 2017Sep 21, 2017
Emily HopcianIntroducing Exploring CreativesExploring Creatives is an interview series with artists and outdoor explorers — creative individuals who are fueled and inspired by life…Sep 21, 2017Sep 21, 2017
Emily HopcianGo for it. You have nothing to lose.During a recent layover in Atlanta, I walked into an airport restaurant in Terminal F. After I looked over a menu and decided to eat there…Sep 20, 2017Sep 20, 2017
Emily HopcianOn braveryI think about my sister a lot, but this week, I’ve been thinking about her a lot, a lot. She’s spent the days leading up to her 25th…Sep 20, 2017Sep 20, 2017
Emily HopcianLeaving is not easy“You will never be completely at home again because part of your heart always will be elsewhere. That is the price you pay for the richness…Sep 19, 2017Sep 19, 2017
Emily HopcianChange still scares the sh*t out of meFor someone who’s made a lot of changes throughout the past year and embraced a lot of challenges — many planned, many unplanned; some…Sep 19, 2017Sep 19, 2017
Emily HopcianThe value of four distinct seasonsWinter has arrived in the south of South America, and I am loving every second of it. Honestly, it is glorious. It’s been nearly four years…Sep 19, 2017Sep 19, 2017
Emily HopcianTravel, and life, does not go according to planToday is a Nuquí day. A reminder that travel, and life, does not always go according to plan.Sep 19, 2017Sep 19, 2017
Emily HopcianExploring Nuquí, Guachalito and the Colombian PacificBack in March, while living in, working remotely from and exploring Colombia with Unsettled, I spent a weekend along the Pacific with two…Sep 19, 2017Sep 19, 2017
Emily HopcianSleeping outside, waking up in natureI’ve said it before. I’ll say it again. There’s just something to waking up out in nature that nourishes my soul. That tickles my toes.Sep 17, 2017Sep 17, 2017