AnnMakir Journal

Building Community through Storytelling.
Travel with Purpose. Live with Joy.

Find Joy in the Journey.
Stories featuring individuals who decided to let go, travel and make room for their purpose.
Be Inspired to Go the Distance.

Find Joy in the Art.
Stories featuring individuals who decided to let go, pursue art and share it with the world.
Be Inspired to Paint Your Canvas.

Find Joy in Movement.
Stories featuring individuals who decided to let go, take up space and make it a habit.
Be Inspired to Move Your Body.

  • Mayotte: Justine and George on Love and Identity

    Mayotte: Justine and George on Love and Identity

    We met by chance but I learned a lot. Meeting these two helped the theme that was established earlier by Mark – some things/facts you won’t remember but you need an experience that can cause you to pursue more, find out further about a subject and that is what meeting…

  • Berlin: Tearing Down Assumptions, Opening Heart to Lessons

    Thank you Mark for being a great Tour Guide: English accents are sexy even in Berlin. I didn’t think I would start this post like this but I was thinking of Mark when I told the lady I met on my flight home that a great guide can make the…

  • Abroad and Beyond

    It’s A Start. I have always wanted to travel and work with intercultural/multicultural communities but I have rationalized and allowed budget to constrain me or some minute detail. I have imagined myself in Martinique on an anthropological journey studying and researching the linguistic attributes and cultural aspects that compares Martinique to Haiti. I have…

Visual Projects

Find Joy in…Series

rediscovering the pieces that bring us joy.

Ann

Storyteller & Explorer

Ann connects people to a world beyond their own. A writer, educator, traveler and event coordinator.

Journey

Explore with Travelers

Featuring individuals who decided to let go, travel and make room for their purpose.

Art

Explore with Artists

Featuring individuals who decided to let go, pursue art and share it with the world.

Movement

Explore with Movers

Featuring individuals who decided to let go, take up space and make it a habit.

Stories, Travel & Community

Fuel your wanderlust, and join our community of explorers.
– your next adventure awaits.