Journaling not just the travel and ex-pat experiences, it's much much more!
Last year July, I had the opportunity to witness the spectacular phenomenon of the wildebeest migration from the Mara to the Serengeti. The wildebeest, also called gnus, are a genus of antelopes. They look more like cattle with their large built and dark skin. Some perform an annual migration to new grazing grounds, but the …
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Without a doubt the highlight of my trip to Norway at the beginning of June was visiting the fjords. However, I found Oslo to be a very vibrant, clean, cosmopolitan city, bustling with restaurants, bars and high end shopping districts. Oslo is the oldest (over 1,000 years) and least populated capital in Scandinavia. I took …
"For this week’s photo challenge, explore what it means to find your place in the world. Where’s your safe space? Where do you go when you need to feel inspired or cheered up? Do you prefer to feel cozy and comforted in a smaller town or do you thrive on the buzz of a big …
The mandate: "This week, share a photo that takes a familiar scene — a place you frequent, a face you know well, an activity you engage in regularly — and makes it look and feel like something out of this world. Feel free to interpret the theme as loosely as you see fit. I look …
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Here is the brief from Erica V. "Create an image that represents being “ a face in the crowd.” Explore silhouettes, shadows, orientation, and other ways to mask your subject. As you hide the defining characteristics of your model, notice which traits continue to stand out. Without facial expression, can you tell how someone is …
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