WandeRoots Lab

Life often feels like a maze, especially when the storms of chaos rage around us. For me, finding direction wasn’t about following a map; it was about trusting the compass within—a compass that I didn’t even know I had until I was lost in the wilderness of my life. An External Chaos: My early years were shaped by challenges: leaving home at 15, i was already running away, directly after then I went navigating an abusive relationship during 7 years while i was just a child. Just fighting for a sense of purpose in a system that felt designed to break me. Back then, I sought external validation—degrees, accolades, and achievements—to guide me. I hold on sciences and academic from the bottom of our system, to the best french elitist schools. But they only led me further from myself. Indirectly this chao and instabilty in my home and relationship directly led me to the path i took.  Discovering the Internal Compass: Everything changed when I chose to step away from the external noise. C...

For much of my life, I thought freedom was something you earned—through education, hard work, and following the rules. I chased it relentlessly, from my childhood in social services to earning a PhD in turbulence modeling for 3D airplane wings. But somewhere along the way, I realized I was building a life that didn’t belong to me—it was a life others had scripted. Before graduating, I made a decision that many called reckless, but for me, it was liberation. I closed my bank accounts, threw away my phone, and bought a one-way ticket to Mongolia. I didn’t know exactly what I was looking for, but I knew it wasn’t in lecture halls, corporate offices, or neatly planned futures. Breaking Away Mongolia was my first taste of a life unbound. I spent my days volunteering with horses, learning the rhythms of a world dictated by nature rather than schedules. From there, I moved to Malaysia’s rice fields, then to Japan’s oyster farms. Each place stripped away another layer of the person I thought I...

Wanderoots Lab is a space where travel, transformation, and self-discovery come together. This blog is my attempt to turn a life full of challenges, resilience, and growth into something meaningful—not just for myself, but for anyone seeking inspiration and connection through purposeful exploration. A brief story about me At 15, I left my family and entered social services, determined to create a life beyond the boundaries I was born into. Despite facing years of abuse and navigating a system that often felt against me, I used education as my escape route. I earned two master’s degrees in mathematics and engineering, and later completed a PhD in turbulence modeling for 3D airplane wings while living in China. But the pursuit of success didn’t bring me the freedom I longed for. Before graduation, I made a radical decision: I walked away from the conventional path, closed my bank accounts, and bought a one-way ticket to Mongolia. From volunteering with horses in Mongolia to harvesting ri...