Dear friends and family,

I hope this email finds you well. I am writing to share news with all of you about my beach house. On December 5th the house will pass along to new owners. As you may guess this decision was difficult for me, with many considerations, not the least of which being the availability of accessible vacation spots for our friends and families! Today, I am writing to share my deep gratitude with all of you for the great memories, time and energy that you've put into the beach house (aka Kallak'ala) over the years.

When I decided to purchase the property I also took on a sense of stewardship for the land that held the house. Many of you helped in that stewardship: helping divert water runoff, building pathways, bagging oyster shells, stripping paint, planting willows, ferns, salmonberry and many, many more acts of kindness. All of this careful tending really helped facilitate the ability of Kallak'ala to hold space for healing, transformation and relationship in profound ways: weddings, reunions, retreats and gatherings of friends a family from all over the world have passed through the house and land it sits upon. Each and every one of you contributed to what Kallak'ala offered.

An important part of being a steward is knowing when your work is done. I feel hopeful, excited and little scared about what a future without the beach house holds, but mostly I feel excited. As my future career around marine issues takes shape, no doubt I will continue to find new and interesting ways to vacation near ocean waters. I look forward to the possibility of surfing with each and every one of you at some point along the way!