Episode 87: Molly Torrey – Leaves Me Curious

Molly is an educator and artist, born in the USA and living in the United Arab Emirates. Nature journaling has helped her feel connected with the landscape she now calls home. Through her workshops, and the Abu Dhabi Nature Journal Club, Molly is helping her community make nature connections too.

Listen to hear more about:

• How books about nature inspired Molly’s outdoor play as a child.

• Studying wildlife ecology at university.

• Moving from the USA to the United Arab Emirates.

• Finding beauty in this new, and very different, environment.

• How identity and culture are intimately tied to the rhythms of our landscape and the disorienting effect of moving away from these familiar rhythms.

• How the pace of development and change in the UAE has left some people feeling disconnected from nature, and the people who are working to document and celebrate the natural heritage of the country.

• How nature journaling has helped Molly feel at home in UAE.

• Creating the Abu Dhabi nature journal club.

• Nature journaling and stewardship.

Find out more about Molly and her work on her website: Leaves Me Curious.

You can also connect with Molly on Instagram @leavesmecurious.

Molly spoke about John Muir Laws and his video series that she uses in her home school. You can find them here: The Nature Journal Connection.

Information on starting a nature journal club can be found on the website of John Muir Laws.

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