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Shiwen & Jannes' worldtrip

Here we are sharing some of our experiences from our travels as we take a long break from our regular life.
See Articles for long-form articles and Journal for short journal entries with photo galleries.

Most recent journal entries

10 day Vipassana course
Beautiful Costa Rica
Going solo volunteering

Featured articles

Amidst a truly ecological forest community
·1772 words·9 mins
By Shiwen & Jannes
A recollection of 3 beautiful weeks at the Rainforest Tree House community in Malaysia where we met many inspiring people
Our volunteer farming experience in Nantou, Taiwan
·1421 words·7 mins
By Shiwen & Jannes
Helping out 2 weeks on an organic coffee/team farm and connecting with nature & people made for a meaningful and fulfilling experience.
Volunteering as muralist
·3543 words·17 mins
By Shiwen
The story of Shiwen becoming a muralist volunteer
Deep in the autonomous mountain region of Chiapas
·858 words·5 mins
By Jannes
An experience report of our time volunteering in an autonomous community in the Chiapas mountain region (Mexico)