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Creator’s Thoughts
Hello and welcome curious mind, to the tangled nest of fleeting images and burned-in memories inside my head.
I’m Ashlei! The creator of TracingThought Productions, and ever so often I will get on here to write a blog about life as a creator or to introduce new members of the team!
Enjoy!
Monkey See, Monkey Do (Not)
*In December 2022, I was in Borneo, Indonesia, visiting my Dayak family and planning a future TracingThought film. And that is where this story starts.
I’m in need of a “Talor”
Meet the Co-Executive Producer for TracingThought’s next (Greenland) documentary! Talor Stone is a Ph.D. researcher and professional landscape photographer based in Pensacola, Florida.
What would you pick up plastic for?
What an honor it was to interview Madè Janur Yasa, founder of Plastic Exchange, environmentalist, and nominee for this year’s CNN Hero of the Year…
2021 All-Inclusive Travel Guide Yucatan Peninsula
A travel guide focused on these cities along the Yucatan Peninsula: Valladolid, Tulum, Bacalar, Holbox. Including COVID-19 precautions and considerations! I have gathered notes from friends and locals’ tips and compiled my learnings to bring you a little document to plan any future trips to the south of Mexico!
Beautiful beaches, delicious food, and ancient Mayan history…
Palm Oil and Plastic Free 2021 Goals & Tips
I’d like to say a big THANK YOU to my friends who inspired me to write this blog. Your efforts towards purchasing less palm oil have made a difference, and I have loved your techniques in doing so.
It isn’t easy giving up palm-oil products.
Someone is listening #BlackLivesMatter
Racism is not something that I have felt pushing down on my shoulders for years, decades, or centuries for that matter, and it is not something I deal with on a personal level every day or any day.
“Duck, Duck, …Broken Toe”
Round and round and round and around we went, the kids were dying with laughter and everyone wanted a chance to be chased by the Master Goose!
A Dayak Tribe Adoption …Mine
I was pledging myself to the family and they were pledging themselves to me. The leader gently placed his thumb in the blood, carefully wiped it on my forehead, and then placed the rice to stick. I was handed the piece of chicken and put it into my mouth.
6 Reliable Ways to Avoid Palm Oil
The effects of monoculture farming, specifically for palm oil alone, has removed 14 million acres of rainforest in Borneo (44 million acres worldwide), uprooted thousands of families and killed over 50,000 orangutans.