Laura LaBrie is the founder of Poverty Project International. She is also an author, mentor, photographer of the beauty in the poor places, off-the-grid wanderer, spiritual anthropologist, rain forest medicinal plant studier, indigenous peoples lover, cave diver, wearer of flip flops, musician, pyramid climber, chef, story collector, studier of why, embracer of life in Central America, wild animal enthusiast, and most importantly, mom.