Hi, my name’s Emma. I was born and raised in Northern California and graduated in December of 2023 from the University of Michigan. I studied many different things but graduated with a degree in environmental science with a specialization in sustainable business. Going into college, I was certain that I was going to graduate with a degree in education and become a teacher. My path changed more than once when I was at school which made me realize perhaps I have no clue what I want to do with my life after all.
My life has always been full of adventure. So far, this new post-grad life has been a thrilling journey on a road less traveled. A cocktail of twists and turns has led me to where I am now and is undoubtedly guiding me to where I’m going. Starting Earth & Emma has been one of those amazing, unexpected ventures. Continuing the journey has been all the more exciting.
The Beginning
In the summer of 2023, I was working an internship back in California for a company in the sustainability field. I really enjoyed making an impact through a sustainable business and working for an environmental company was everything my education told me to reach for. Yet, I found myself hoping for more. I started regularly going to coffee shops and libraries after work with my laptop, looking for inspiration. I was in search of dreams I didn’t even know I had.
One of those afternoons, I felt nothing short of a calling when I saw a blog post on how to start your own blog. Within an hour, I bought my own website space on the internet and a domain name and designed a few potential logos. I pretty much blacked out and gained consciousness an hour later with a whole new future in store. Earth & Emma was born. After the initial excitement of, “Holy cow, I’m actually doing this,” I still had one more semester of school and work. Finally, in January of 2024, I finished constructing the website and wrote my first few posts. The waiting was over and Earth & Emma was launched into the world.
Instead of taking the typical blog route of finding a niche by funneling down all of the elements that come to assemble my existence into one, I decided to go anti-niche. I’ve kept all the elements that assemble the topics I like to write about and housed them under two categories.
The Earth side of this blog is home to all things adventure, environment, and anything related to time spent with our planet. I write about my travels, travel tips, and how to live more sustainably. “Earth, by Emma,” is where I introduce environmental science concepts into bite-size lessons. The part of me that still wants to teach is stoked to make environmental science lessons accessible on the internet.
Emma is, contrary to first impression, not a section all about me. Rather, it’s a capitalization on an alliteration opportunity for a title and a category for the human experience. Whether it be neurodivergence, lifestyle, or cycle syncing, you’ll find blog posts about human things under Emma.
What’s on the Horizon?
While Earth & Emma is still getting off the ground, I’m on a seasonal job journey that is taking me around the world and introducing me to new people and cultures. My past seasonal job was as a surf instructor and my next is as a substitute teacher. Seasonal work and the community it attracts are just another beautiful contribution to Earth & Emma’s uniqueness.
Even though I’m dyslexic, I’ve always been drawn to writing, and I am beyond grateful to be writing blog posts for the internet and the ever-stoked Earth & Emma community. I openly take requests and suggestions for new topics on both my contact page and my Instagram DMs – I want to write about what you want to read about! Life is a crazy journey, but it is also beautiful… and blog-worthy. I’m so glad you’ve found your way here<3 Stick a straw into life and chug!