AEVUM exists because I’ve seen what time can do to a person—when it’s honored, not rushed. 

Over the course of my life, I’ve traveled through more than 35 countries for work, study, service, and curiosity, moving between institutions and intimate places alike. Boardrooms and classrooms, global conferences and quiet neighborhoods. What stayed with me wasn’t the scale of these experiences, but the moments when time loosened and something deeper had room to surface.

There was one moment in particular—over a decade ago in Chefchaouen, Morocco—when what I had traveled so far to see did not reveal itself on arrival. We came with an itinerary and a loose sense of direction, but this was before Google Maps and reliable cell service, and we found ourselves wandering—lost in a city larger than we’d imagined, with the old blue medina tucked quietly away.  

When we gave up on finding it and decided to enjoy where we were, a woman stepped out of her doorway and, in the middle of a busy afternoon, invited us to see the city from her home. She led us through painted stairwells and sunlit rooms to a simple rooftop terrace—her favorite place to pause when life felt heavy. She shared the view generously, without agenda, simply because it brought her peace. Before we left, she gently pointed us toward where we had been trying to go.

That unhurried exchange—the invitation, the ascent, the stillness, and the guidance—reshaped how I understand time. After that, I couldn’t unsee how rarely we’re given the space to truly arrive — within ourselves and in the world we move through. 

AEVUM is my response to that knowing. 

It is an invitation to experience time differently.

And to remember that some journeys are not about going faster or farther, but about awakening curiosity, cultivating connection, and restoring meaning in ways that quietly reshape how we inhabit our lives and the world.