Elizabeth Silleck La Rue, Esq.
@esillecklarue.bsky.social
CEO of Silleck Consulting Services, a consultancy supporting nonprofit and mission-based clients in advancing equitable conservation. Conscientious Emigration Consultant. Coral restorer. Unapologetic multihyphenate. Seeker of justice and speaker of truth.
This is painful to see.
It is painful to see that social media is awash with shiny objects and every media outlet covers sensationalist but unimportant stories while this is ignored.
Please share.
#transrights #passport #freemovement
It is painful to see that social media is awash with shiny objects and every media outlet covers sensationalist but unimportant stories while this is ignored.
Please share.
#transrights #passport #freemovement
November 7, 2025 at 3:41 PM
This is painful to see.
It is painful to see that social media is awash with shiny objects and every media outlet covers sensationalist but unimportant stories while this is ignored.
Please share.
#transrights #passport #freemovement
It is painful to see that social media is awash with shiny objects and every media outlet covers sensationalist but unimportant stories while this is ignored.
Please share.
#transrights #passport #freemovement
Due diligence is more important than ever, folks.
Discern.
#ConscientiousEmigration
#emigration
#immigration
#advice
#asylum
#refugees
#leavingtheUS
#visas
open.substack.com/pub/theconsc...
Discern.
#ConscientiousEmigration
#emigration
#immigration
#advice
#asylum
#refugees
#leavingtheUS
#visas
open.substack.com/pub/theconsc...
October 30, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Due diligence is more important than ever, folks.
Discern.
#ConscientiousEmigration
#emigration
#immigration
#advice
#asylum
#refugees
#leavingtheUS
#visas
open.substack.com/pub/theconsc...
Discern.
#ConscientiousEmigration
#emigration
#immigration
#advice
#asylum
#refugees
#leavingtheUS
#visas
open.substack.com/pub/theconsc...
Pay attention to the policies, not the shiny objects.
open.substack.com/pub/theconsc...
#passports
#ConscientiousEmigration
#travel
#FreedomofMovement
#emigration
#leavingtheUS
open.substack.com/pub/theconsc...
#passports
#ConscientiousEmigration
#travel
#FreedomofMovement
#emigration
#leavingtheUS
October 12, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Pay attention to the policies, not the shiny objects.
open.substack.com/pub/theconsc...
#passports
#ConscientiousEmigration
#travel
#FreedomofMovement
#emigration
#leavingtheUS
open.substack.com/pub/theconsc...
#passports
#ConscientiousEmigration
#travel
#FreedomofMovement
#emigration
#leavingtheUS
This morning, as I am working on my newsletter, I am seeing MORE articles that claim a Rutgers Professor was “blocked” from traveling out of the US.
That is a lie.
A cancellation of an airline ticket is not an exit ban.
I need y’all to think critically.
That is a lie.
A cancellation of an airline ticket is not an exit ban.
I need y’all to think critically.
October 11, 2025 at 12:58 PM
This morning, as I am working on my newsletter, I am seeing MORE articles that claim a Rutgers Professor was “blocked” from traveling out of the US.
That is a lie.
A cancellation of an airline ticket is not an exit ban.
I need y’all to think critically.
That is a lie.
A cancellation of an airline ticket is not an exit ban.
I need y’all to think critically.
Today on The Conscientious Emigrant by Conscientious Emigration on Substack, we will be going live to talk about the transition from GO-mode to land-mode when emigrating across borders.
10:45amCT.
Tune in.
10:45amCT.
Tune in.
August 29, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Today on The Conscientious Emigrant by Conscientious Emigration on Substack, we will be going live to talk about the transition from GO-mode to land-mode when emigrating across borders.
10:45amCT.
Tune in.
10:45amCT.
Tune in.
A late mango season, with not a lot of fruit but enough for jam!!!
August 24, 2025 at 2:31 PM
A late mango season, with not a lot of fruit but enough for jam!!!
Why I Reject the Word "Expat."
Today, I'm thinking about those murdered trees, and all of the destroyed habitat to accommodate "expat" life and overtourism.
open.substack.com/pub/theconsc...
#ConscientiousEmigration #emigration #migration #immigration #notanexpat #environment
Today, I'm thinking about those murdered trees, and all of the destroyed habitat to accommodate "expat" life and overtourism.
open.substack.com/pub/theconsc...
#ConscientiousEmigration #emigration #migration #immigration #notanexpat #environment
July 30, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Why I Reject the Word "Expat."
Today, I'm thinking about those murdered trees, and all of the destroyed habitat to accommodate "expat" life and overtourism.
open.substack.com/pub/theconsc...
#ConscientiousEmigration #emigration #migration #immigration #notanexpat #environment
Today, I'm thinking about those murdered trees, and all of the destroyed habitat to accommodate "expat" life and overtourism.
open.substack.com/pub/theconsc...
#ConscientiousEmigration #emigration #migration #immigration #notanexpat #environment
I'm incredibly grateful for this thorough endorsement.
Follow @iridescent-echo.bsky.social for the REAL TALK about the emigration journey.
It isn't sunshine and rainbows, and it also isn't horror stories.
It, like all of life, comes with challenges and joys.
#ConscientiousEmigration #LeaveUS
Follow @iridescent-echo.bsky.social for the REAL TALK about the emigration journey.
It isn't sunshine and rainbows, and it also isn't horror stories.
It, like all of life, comes with challenges and joys.
#ConscientiousEmigration #LeaveUS
July 6, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I'm incredibly grateful for this thorough endorsement.
Follow @iridescent-echo.bsky.social for the REAL TALK about the emigration journey.
It isn't sunshine and rainbows, and it also isn't horror stories.
It, like all of life, comes with challenges and joys.
#ConscientiousEmigration #LeaveUS
Follow @iridescent-echo.bsky.social for the REAL TALK about the emigration journey.
It isn't sunshine and rainbows, and it also isn't horror stories.
It, like all of life, comes with challenges and joys.
#ConscientiousEmigration #LeaveUS
Emigrating isn't for the faint of heart, but it can be done.
July 6, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Emigrating isn't for the faint of heart, but it can be done.
Huge thank you to @iridescent-echo.bsky.social for this amazing testimonial for our services.
Echo is a BOSS.
Echo's kids are troopers.
It has been an honor and a joy supporting their family, and I am incredibly grateful to be in a position to do something tangible to help good people leave.
Echo is a BOSS.
Echo's kids are troopers.
It has been an honor and a joy supporting their family, and I am incredibly grateful to be in a position to do something tangible to help good people leave.
July 6, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Huge thank you to @iridescent-echo.bsky.social for this amazing testimonial for our services.
Echo is a BOSS.
Echo's kids are troopers.
It has been an honor and a joy supporting their family, and I am incredibly grateful to be in a position to do something tangible to help good people leave.
Echo is a BOSS.
Echo's kids are troopers.
It has been an honor and a joy supporting their family, and I am incredibly grateful to be in a position to do something tangible to help good people leave.
I'm on break!
If you're thinking about emigrating, care about your impacts abroad, and want one on one support, fill out a screening form and I'll get back to you if there's a fit. Link to follow.
If you're thinking about emigrating, care about your impacts abroad, and want one on one support, fill out a screening form and I'll get back to you if there's a fit. Link to follow.
June 30, 2025 at 8:35 PM
I'm on break!
If you're thinking about emigrating, care about your impacts abroad, and want one on one support, fill out a screening form and I'll get back to you if there's a fit. Link to follow.
If you're thinking about emigrating, care about your impacts abroad, and want one on one support, fill out a screening form and I'll get back to you if there's a fit. Link to follow.
This was one of the most relaxing and enchanting dives I've ever done.
Take the 20 minutes to watch.
Sea turtles, great barracudas, lobsters, a huge eagle ray, and tons of fishes, corals, and sponges.
Late afternoon and quiet.
Bliss.
#WavesandWifi
#SCUBA
youtu.be/-p5zMMQ11HM?...
Take the 20 minutes to watch.
Sea turtles, great barracudas, lobsters, a huge eagle ray, and tons of fishes, corals, and sponges.
Late afternoon and quiet.
Bliss.
#WavesandWifi
#SCUBA
youtu.be/-p5zMMQ11HM?...
May 16, 2025 at 3:54 PM
This was one of the most relaxing and enchanting dives I've ever done.
Take the 20 minutes to watch.
Sea turtles, great barracudas, lobsters, a huge eagle ray, and tons of fishes, corals, and sponges.
Late afternoon and quiet.
Bliss.
#WavesandWifi
#SCUBA
youtu.be/-p5zMMQ11HM?...
Take the 20 minutes to watch.
Sea turtles, great barracudas, lobsters, a huge eagle ray, and tons of fishes, corals, and sponges.
Late afternoon and quiet.
Bliss.
#WavesandWifi
#SCUBA
youtu.be/-p5zMMQ11HM?...
Today, I choose joy.
#WavesandWifi
#BlueMind
#Ocean
#Snorkeling
#SCUBA
#UWVideo
#UWVideography
#Fishes
#MarineWildlife
#Corals
#CoralReef
#Joy
#MentalHealth
#WavesandWifi
#BlueMind
#Ocean
#Snorkeling
#SCUBA
#UWVideo
#UWVideography
#Fishes
#MarineWildlife
#Corals
#CoralReef
#Joy
#MentalHealth
May 8, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Wait for it....
Yes, yes it is the same one from a video a couple weeks ago.
Love when true candid shots come out this good. I was really just in the moment, snorkeling along...
The ocean is my happy place, and these days I need it more than ever.
#UWVideo
#WavesandWifi
#Barracuda
Yes, yes it is the same one from a video a couple weeks ago.
Love when true candid shots come out this good. I was really just in the moment, snorkeling along...
The ocean is my happy place, and these days I need it more than ever.
#UWVideo
#WavesandWifi
#Barracuda
May 7, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Wait for it....
Yes, yes it is the same one from a video a couple weeks ago.
Love when true candid shots come out this good. I was really just in the moment, snorkeling along...
The ocean is my happy place, and these days I need it more than ever.
#UWVideo
#WavesandWifi
#Barracuda
Yes, yes it is the same one from a video a couple weeks ago.
Love when true candid shots come out this good. I was really just in the moment, snorkeling along...
The ocean is my happy place, and these days I need it more than ever.
#UWVideo
#WavesandWifi
#Barracuda
Some people don't understand why I would choose to live on a small island in Mexico.
This is a big part of my why.
This is 15 minutes from where we live.
I entered from a public beach.
It is everything.
#WavesandWifi
#Ocean
#IslandLife
#MarineWildlife
#Snorkel
#SCUBA
#joy
#UWvideo
This is a big part of my why.
This is 15 minutes from where we live.
I entered from a public beach.
It is everything.
#WavesandWifi
#Ocean
#IslandLife
#MarineWildlife
#Snorkel
#SCUBA
#joy
#UWvideo
May 1, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Some people don't understand why I would choose to live on a small island in Mexico.
This is a big part of my why.
This is 15 minutes from where we live.
I entered from a public beach.
It is everything.
#WavesandWifi
#Ocean
#IslandLife
#MarineWildlife
#Snorkel
#SCUBA
#joy
#UWvideo
This is a big part of my why.
This is 15 minutes from where we live.
I entered from a public beach.
It is everything.
#WavesandWifi
#Ocean
#IslandLife
#MarineWildlife
#Snorkel
#SCUBA
#joy
#UWvideo
Some days, I can't with the news.
You too?
Then watch me get stalked by this great barracuda.
Wait for it...
Thinks he's slick.
#AnimalBehavior
#barracuda
#MarineLife
#UWVideo
#UWVideography
#snorkeling
#freediving
#oceanlove
You too?
Then watch me get stalked by this great barracuda.
Wait for it...
Thinks he's slick.
#AnimalBehavior
#barracuda
#MarineLife
#UWVideo
#UWVideography
#snorkeling
#freediving
#oceanlove
April 30, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Some days, I can't with the news.
You too?
Then watch me get stalked by this great barracuda.
Wait for it...
Thinks he's slick.
#AnimalBehavior
#barracuda
#MarineLife
#UWVideo
#UWVideography
#snorkeling
#freediving
#oceanlove
You too?
Then watch me get stalked by this great barracuda.
Wait for it...
Thinks he's slick.
#AnimalBehavior
#barracuda
#MarineLife
#UWVideo
#UWVideography
#snorkeling
#freediving
#oceanlove
If only I could breathe underwater!
Reg got stolen, and so I will snorkel.
Started freediving!
#UWVideo
#UWVideography
#OceanConservation
#WavesandWifi
#Snorkeling
#Freediving
#MarineWildlife
#Nature
#CoralReef
#CoralConservation
#BlueMind
Reg got stolen, and so I will snorkel.
Started freediving!
#UWVideo
#UWVideography
#OceanConservation
#WavesandWifi
#Snorkeling
#Freediving
#MarineWildlife
#Nature
#CoralReef
#CoralConservation
#BlueMind
April 27, 2025 at 4:06 PM
If only I could breathe underwater!
Reg got stolen, and so I will snorkel.
Started freediving!
#UWVideo
#UWVideography
#OceanConservation
#WavesandWifi
#Snorkeling
#Freediving
#MarineWildlife
#Nature
#CoralReef
#CoralConservation
#BlueMind
Reg got stolen, and so I will snorkel.
Started freediving!
#UWVideo
#UWVideography
#OceanConservation
#WavesandWifi
#Snorkeling
#Freediving
#MarineWildlife
#Nature
#CoralReef
#CoralConservation
#BlueMind
Last weekend, I did my first offshore dive in a long time.
The hardest part about diving is surfacing.
I would live down there if I could.
Take a moment and absorb the majesty of this spotted eagle ray, which swept in from the deep and passed right by me.
#UWVideography
#WavesandWifi
#SCUBA
The hardest part about diving is surfacing.
I would live down there if I could.
Take a moment and absorb the majesty of this spotted eagle ray, which swept in from the deep and passed right by me.
#UWVideography
#WavesandWifi
#SCUBA
April 25, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Last weekend, I did my first offshore dive in a long time.
The hardest part about diving is surfacing.
I would live down there if I could.
Take a moment and absorb the majesty of this spotted eagle ray, which swept in from the deep and passed right by me.
#UWVideography
#WavesandWifi
#SCUBA
The hardest part about diving is surfacing.
I would live down there if I could.
Take a moment and absorb the majesty of this spotted eagle ray, which swept in from the deep and passed right by me.
#UWVideography
#WavesandWifi
#SCUBA
What is Conscientious Emigration?
Exactly what it sounds like.
No, we are not "expats."
We do our best to move with care.
We aim to contribute, and we avoid extracting.
It should be the default, but it's not.
If you want to leave the US and care about your impact, get in touch.
Exactly what it sounds like.
No, we are not "expats."
We do our best to move with care.
We aim to contribute, and we avoid extracting.
It should be the default, but it's not.
If you want to leave the US and care about your impact, get in touch.
April 17, 2025 at 7:04 PM
What is Conscientious Emigration?
Exactly what it sounds like.
No, we are not "expats."
We do our best to move with care.
We aim to contribute, and we avoid extracting.
It should be the default, but it's not.
If you want to leave the US and care about your impact, get in touch.
Exactly what it sounds like.
No, we are not "expats."
We do our best to move with care.
We aim to contribute, and we avoid extracting.
It should be the default, but it's not.
If you want to leave the US and care about your impact, get in touch.
Triggerfish in action ❤️
#CoralRestoration
#OceanConservation
#MarineWildlife
#AnimalBehavior
#UWPhoto
#SCUBA
#Triggerfish
#CaringforCorals
#CoralRestoration
#OceanConservation
#MarineWildlife
#AnimalBehavior
#UWPhoto
#SCUBA
#Triggerfish
#CaringforCorals
April 10, 2025 at 3:23 PM
If all goes according to plan, we will be down on the reef today cleaning macroalgae.
This is my happy place ❤️
#CaringForCorals
#CoralRestoration
#CoralConservation
#OceanConservation
#OceanLove
#UWVideo
#volunteering
#volunteers
This is my happy place ❤️
#CaringForCorals
#CoralRestoration
#CoralConservation
#OceanConservation
#OceanLove
#UWVideo
#volunteering
#volunteers
March 30, 2025 at 1:04 PM
If all goes according to plan, we will be down on the reef today cleaning macroalgae.
This is my happy place ❤️
#CaringForCorals
#CoralRestoration
#CoralConservation
#OceanConservation
#OceanLove
#UWVideo
#volunteering
#volunteers
This is my happy place ❤️
#CaringForCorals
#CoralRestoration
#CoralConservation
#OceanConservation
#OceanLove
#UWVideo
#volunteering
#volunteers
Get up, get out, and do something.
Beach cleanup with a local beach cleanup group.
#volunteering
#beachcleanup
#volunteering
#plastic
#oceantrash
#coastalcleanup
Beach cleanup with a local beach cleanup group.
#volunteering
#beachcleanup
#volunteering
#plastic
#oceantrash
#coastalcleanup
March 29, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Get up, get out, and do something.
Beach cleanup with a local beach cleanup group.
#volunteering
#beachcleanup
#volunteering
#plastic
#oceantrash
#coastalcleanup
Beach cleanup with a local beach cleanup group.
#volunteering
#beachcleanup
#volunteering
#plastic
#oceantrash
#coastalcleanup
Wondering why we spend our days "off" volunteering to scrape and collect algae on the bottom of the sea?
Here's one reason why.
Removing fouling macroalgae exposes crustose coralline algae (the purple), which attracts baby corals for settlement.
#CaringforCorals
#CoralRestoration
#volunteers
Here's one reason why.
Removing fouling macroalgae exposes crustose coralline algae (the purple), which attracts baby corals for settlement.
#CaringforCorals
#CoralRestoration
#volunteers
March 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Wondering why we spend our days "off" volunteering to scrape and collect algae on the bottom of the sea?
Here's one reason why.
Removing fouling macroalgae exposes crustose coralline algae (the purple), which attracts baby corals for settlement.
#CaringforCorals
#CoralRestoration
#volunteers
Here's one reason why.
Removing fouling macroalgae exposes crustose coralline algae (the purple), which attracts baby corals for settlement.
#CaringforCorals
#CoralRestoration
#volunteers
We are taking the day off to celebrate an emigration client win: in less than 8 weeks of working with us, they touched down in their new home country.
Getting. It. Done.
Tomorrow, we volunteer underwater, and then back at it Monday.
Love this work.
#ConscientiousEmigration #emigration
Getting. It. Done.
Tomorrow, we volunteer underwater, and then back at it Monday.
Love this work.
#ConscientiousEmigration #emigration
March 22, 2025 at 2:11 PM
We are taking the day off to celebrate an emigration client win: in less than 8 weeks of working with us, they touched down in their new home country.
Getting. It. Done.
Tomorrow, we volunteer underwater, and then back at it Monday.
Love this work.
#ConscientiousEmigration #emigration
Getting. It. Done.
Tomorrow, we volunteer underwater, and then back at it Monday.
Love this work.
#ConscientiousEmigration #emigration
Important news impacting retirees!
The Social Security Administration will begin requiring in-person visits for ID verification.
If you're considering emigrating, this could definitely impact you.
Read details in article. Subscribe on Substack to stay updated.
apnews.com/article/soci...
The Social Security Administration will begin requiring in-person visits for ID verification.
If you're considering emigrating, this could definitely impact you.
Read details in article. Subscribe on Substack to stay updated.
apnews.com/article/soci...
March 19, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Important news impacting retirees!
The Social Security Administration will begin requiring in-person visits for ID verification.
If you're considering emigrating, this could definitely impact you.
Read details in article. Subscribe on Substack to stay updated.
apnews.com/article/soci...
The Social Security Administration will begin requiring in-person visits for ID verification.
If you're considering emigrating, this could definitely impact you.
Read details in article. Subscribe on Substack to stay updated.
apnews.com/article/soci...