Before Claire started doing travel guides and narratives like this, she wrote news articles, research reports, and occasionally, poetry. Being out on fieldwork, and later, meeting travelers, inspired her to go on her own solo adventure and write about it. She posted her first entry on her blog iamtravelinglight.com while backpacking around Visayas for seven weeks. That trip, and others that followed, allowed her to engage with different communities and deepened her appreciation for the Philippines’ rich biodiversity and culture. Now, environmental conservation is a common topic in her work as research and communications consultant. She also facilitates play-based nature appreciation activities, as well as storytelling and creative documentation in communities on the state of their biodiversity and climate.