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Here you will find image rich articles about travel, nature, art, design and most definitely food!

You will also find stories about talented people of passion and my own experiences with Shinrin-Yoku and living a healthy, vibrant life.

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FIRST THINGS FIRST

GO WILDFLOWER A-CHASIN' AROUND CALIFORNIA

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Meet the team

Nice to meet you

Hello! My name is Monica Schwartz, and the team is a team of one.
I was born and raised in Italy, but I moved to Hawai'i in 2002. I lived first on the Big Island, then on O'ahu for a total of eleven years, until I came down with island fever and moved to California to have more territory to explore in road trips. Though I am currently based in Northern California, I share my time between that and my native country of Italy.

My two "piglets" (yes the ones in the photo above) alas left me for the rainbow bridge in 2022. They may now be with me only in spirit, but make no mistake: they are still very much with me, as they like to remind me (loudly sometimes) on a regular basis.

Besides being the driving force behind Life Out Of Bounds, I am also an artist, designer photographer, writer, and forest therapy guide.

In my previous life I was a chef/baker, an experience that now translates to recipe developing, as I still love the art.

I am also a world explorer - with much more exploring left on my bucket list - and an aspiring time traveler and teleporter. Aren't you?

Thank you for visiting

May you be happy, may you be blessed, may you prosper in all things.

Monica

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