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Whilst Walking Alone

When we are walking alone we perhaps notice more about our surroundings than when we walk with a companion. I know that when I am alone, I take greater care of where I place my feet, what the weather is doing, what smells drift past me and how I see. I mainly walk with others,…

Taking The Plunge

I have decided to explore some of the suggested adventures, which are featured in my second film. My main aim is to create an introduction with movement before the interviews commence. I started with a journey to Spitchwick River on Dartmoor, which was recommended to my boyfriend and I by some dear friends…

What is an Adventure?

Since April I have been interviewing people for the second installment of The Space Outside. I have traveled across the country and met remarkable people; I set out to understand how to go on adventures but soon started to look at what we perceive an adventure to be. Every person I talked to, in my…

Over Mountains and Under Water

We drove over 1300 miles, our car with teeth that bit into the ice sheeted roads. Iceland is every bit as magical as you can imagine. You look up to the sky of dancing lights, you look out to the mountainous horizon and you look down to the snow and lava fields that crunch beneath…

The First Step

I am an introvert at heart, and filming allows me to meet people and visit places without me even realising that I am pushing myself into being an extrovert. I guess it’s a subconscious pattern I have created that allows me to live and expand myself in the world. My latest self-funded project is definitely…

Be a Badass

I have seen some really inspiring films about women recently – and more often than not they are being a badass. To me, badass doesn’t mean they are arrogant, ego-driven, or that they set out to hurt people. Badass means being authentic. When you’re a badass, you feel confident, powerful, grounded and you stand up…

Picture of inside a communist HQ at night

My Big Bulgarian Adventure

Last December I was asked by Emma from to join an exciting team of artists, film makers and photographers for a collaborative, creative trip to Bulgaria. Ever since I have been hugely inspired and this blog is sharing some of the amazing journey’s we went on, the people we met and what we got up…

Jes and Wendy looking at the camera with a beach in the background

Boot Camp for the Soul

North Devon is perceived by many as a hard place to make a career and life you love. This is why a lot of young people move out – to go live in a city or a place that is better established for connections, creativity, events and jobs. I love living in North Devon and…