Melissa F. Kaelin

Our Crew with AHI: Finland’s Arctic Magnificence

Welcome to Finland’s Arctic region! As part of a crew of 22 courageous adventurers, I am exploring the Arctic Circle in Finland! I’ve put together this page to help our crew navigate a challenging experience as we search for the Northern Lights in a snowy wonderland. Tonight might be our best chance to see something,…

Exclusive Workshops

Join me in a virtual space for unique workshops on creativity, travel, entrepreneurship, and Aurora Chasing. Or come out in real life!

An Adventure Itinerary

Expect the unexpected! As I invite you to join me under the stars, this could be the best advice for an unusual year.

Guiding You to the Northern Lights

It gives me joy to lead everyone under the stars to the Northern Lights!

Aurora at Sea

What happens when a small crew of devoted Aurora Chasers set sail to chase the Northern Lights on the Norwegian Sea? Find out where the voyage takes us!

Breathe

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness. Only light can do that.
Hate cannot drive out hate. Only love can do that.” — Martin Luther King, Jr.

Northwest Territories: The Coolest Memory

What a wild adventure! In March, I spent a long weekend in the Northwest Territories of Canada to chase the Aurora. I traveled to 62.4° North among friends and family of friends, in an all-women, five-person crew.

An Aurora Author

Everywhere I go, I meet people who tell me how much my advice helped them to catch the Northern Lights. I’m not a professional and I don’t hold a Ph.D. in heliophysics, and there are undoubtedly larger personalities they could learn from. It is such a surprise that my modest advice could help so many….

Embracing A Creative Expansion

When in the presence of the Aurora, three main phases occur that hint at what’s to come: Onset, expansion, and recovery. On my own journey, it seems fitting that this season has been one of expansion.