When I first started taking photography classes two years ago, I struggled. I struggled with the fact that the photos were going to be on film and that I wasn’t able to see them until I developed the film. I struggled with the fact that they were in black and […]
Be Brave
Río Secreto: Mexico’s Secret Underground River
What are you afraid of? I have two things that come to mind when I think of fears. The first one caused me to pass out on the top of a roller coaster in the Mall of America – not my finest moment and definitely a story for a different […]
What to Do When You Don’t Want to Travel
Gasp! Did someone who revolves around travel just write that title? Yes. Sometimes I just don’t want to travel. I don’t want to wake up at 2 AM to drive to the airport. I don’t want to drive for hours and miles to reach a destination. I don’t want to […]
Exploring Lower Antelope Canyon
Years ago when our family vacation was in Page, Arizona I remember seeing the brochures for Antelope Canyon tours. The photos were gorgeous and I wanted to see it, but it was August. And that means that the temperature mirrored the surface of Venus or the Sun. Why would anyone […]
Surviving Winter in North Dakota
If you are planning a trip to North Dakota in the winter, great! I guess. It’s not where I would choose to go (most likely because I’ve walked to class in the winter for years now), especially as it is snowing as I type this and has been snowing for […]
White Water Kayaking on the Kettle River
White water kayaking in Minnesota was something I had been looking forward to for a couple of months. When I signed up for the trip, I thought it would be warm enough by June 1st, but I was wrong. The water was still cold, and possibly the cause of my […]
When I Grow Up
e’ve all heard this question throughout our lives. What do you want to be when you grow up? At first I wanted to be a Bay Watch Lifeguard, a Star Trek officer, then a vet, a teacher, an astrophysicist, an anesthesiologist, a teacher, a dog handler, a petroleum geologist, an […]
Why Do You Want to Start a Blog?
Four years ago on July 19th I dove head first into the world of blogging unsure of everything. I was a shy, 17 year-old high school girl content to hide in the back of the classroom with my nose in a book. I wrote my blog under the pen name of […]