LEAVING

  i’ve never been the one that’s left behind, i’m always the one doing the leaving. and, normally, this makes my transition easier. the people i leave behind miss me, but i’m usually too… Continue reading →

ADVENTURES IN A WINDMILL

  as many of you know, i’m decently scared of heights. not cripplingly afraid of them, but uneasy enough that just the thought of driving through the mountains in colorado on a family… Continue reading →

YASC TRAINING: A RECAP

  WHEW! holy hell it’s been a crazy past week! arriving in westford, leaving super early for cali, and then leaving super late to head back to westford and arriving the next day.… Continue reading →

THURSDAY THINGS

  as most of you know, my life is currently filled with changes: moving, leaving friends and fam, summer job ending, prepping to begin a new job in MA. my life is quite… Continue reading →

GARDENING

ohmylord i absolutely love gardening. and i absolutely love my family for doing all the garden prep-work and planting, so that by the time i arrived home for the summer all i had to… Continue reading →

FRIDAY THINGS

  wow, i’m really terrible at keeping this blog updated during the summer! sorry gang. the warm weather just puts me in an entirely different mindset where all i want to do is… Continue reading →

MY PHOTOGRAPHIC JOURNEY PART 4: PHILOSOPHY OF PHOTOGRAPHY

  Learning to use a manual camera and everything that comes with it was life changing, and it not only effected my time abroad but it has also continued to effect my life… Continue reading →

MY PHOTOGRAPHIC JOURNEY PART 3: MY PHOTOGRAPHY CHANGED

  My photography changed during my semester there on Paros in a whole host of ways. First, I learned to slow down and take my time when taking a shot. Maria’s advice had… Continue reading →

MY PHOTOGRAPHIC JOURNEY PART 2: ARRIVING IN GREECE

  I arrived at the Hellenic International Studies in the Arts (HISA) school with an open heart and mind, wanting to be artistically challenged and changed. Maria, my photography teacher, did just that.… Continue reading →

MY PHOTOGRAPHIC JOURNEY PART 1: PRE-GREECE

  Ever since I can remember, I’ve had a camera in hand. My father, a Realtor, was constantly taking photographs of houses for sale and my mother was always taking photos of our… Continue reading →