June on the rocks by the ocean in a pink mermaid tail

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Salt water and slow mornings

What a week by the ocean taught me about rest, and why I stopped packing an itinerary.

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Maji ya kifuu ni bahari ya chungu.

To the ant, a coconut shell of water is an ocean.

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Habari, I'm June.

I write about the clothes that make me feel like myself, the habits that keep my body steady and the quiet work of looking after my mind.

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