Postcards from Santa Margherita

Capturing the ornate architecture and charms of quotidian, rainy day moments in this coastal Italian town.

Postcards from Rome

Crowds and the Colosseum! A look into our day trip to Rome from Civitavecchia.

Postcards from Cinque Terre

 

I recently went to the library to submit a photo for their annual photo contest. The theme this year was "Our Vibrant World."

Postcards from Florence

Postcards from the Côte d'Azur

Rainy day adventures in Nice and Monaco. 

Postcards from Gibraltar

I'll never forget the first time I learned about Gibraltar.

Postcards from Málaga

 

Postcards from Cádiz

Wandering through a slow-paced Andalusian province and baking under the sun.

Postcards from Montserrat

 

It would seem like this is the kind of place where heaven and earth meet. I'm sure it's one of those places, but I think we can also experience that union in our own backyards, too. 

Postcards from Barcelona

 

Over the next few months, I'll be sharing moments from our August - September trip captured on my camera and phone. Our time in Barcelona was short but sweet. Everywhere we looked, our eyes feasted on Gaudí's architectural genius and the lush Mediterranean greenery. It was a treat to be reacquainted with a city we met seven years earlier, though this time, not in the middle of the winter, but in its prime, when the city was still bustling with visitors and baking under the sun.

My Favorite Photos From 2024

Some bits and pieces of my heart from moments small and big, near and far, in 2024.

Postcards from Cusco

Tears streamed as the plane left Trujillo. We made it to Lima way too quickly. Looking out my seat window with a clouded vision, I saw Huanchaco's famous waves, snowcapped mountains jutting out of thick clouds, miles upon miles of desert sand dunes, and Lima's colorful shipping containers. Peru is truly a beautiful country. 

Postcards from Trujillo

What is it like to call a place so other-worldly "home" for 3 months? 

Paris with Jenny

Last September, I finally met Jenny, my French penpal of 7 years. We initially connected through a penpal website and lucked out that we were both the same age and safe people. On paper, we seemed to have so much in common; as we got to know each other better over the years, it seemed like we found kindred spirits in one another. But we had only written emails, letters, and postcards prior to sharing our hotel room at Hôtel Littéraire Arthur Rimbaud. 

I booked my trip to Paris on a whim because I found the costs of traveling solo in Norway too high. Over a year earlier, snagging dirt cheap flights to Oslo realized my dream to visit Norway for my birthday, but a month after my booking, my family reserved a trip to Norway by sea in August. Diverting some of my birthday travels to another country made sense, and inexpensive flights to Paris were available. Jenny found out she'd be available one month before the trip and our adventures took off from there.

Solo Adventures in Oslo

I didn't realize how much I missed Norway until I landed and saw the blanket of deciduous trees shrouded by mist, modern and sparse roads, red houses. Oslo Gardermoen was beautiful - warm lighting, wood floors, glass and light wood paneled walls that screamed the beauty of Scandinavian simplicity. My TSA officer greeted me with a smile and friendly conversation as she did with all the other passengers passing through immigration. What a welcome back.

Sailing the Norwegian Sea

Everywhere I looked was a photo I wanted to take. Even now, as I sit on the balcony in 50-some degree weather, slightly shielded from the strong breeze by our balcony partitions, the majestic fjord is begging for more photographs. The air smells clean, the water is a deep aqua with ripples of navy. The fjord is craggy and weather with trickles of melting snow running down and carving its side I hear the low hum of the boat "motor" and the crash of waves against its sides - hushed, natural, and mechanical, all at once.

Ellis Island (Hard Hat Tour)

A mix of photos from my phone and Fuji camera.

Winter 2023

A season of celebrations, lament, transitions, and a sabbatical that gave me a taste of what a balance between productivity and play could feel like. 

En Film

Film photos taken between 2019-2023 on 20+ year old, expired film.

Cameras: Nikon N70, Kodak Ektar H35
Film stock: Kodak Gold 200, 400, 800

Fall 2023

Life lately has looked like a smattering of lists: