North America

If You Could Go Anywhere…

“How did this even happen?” Martin asked me as we walked the city streets of Minneapolis, Minnesota.  It had finally stopped raining. We’d been back in Minneapolis for a week, hibernating inside a friend’s house, partially to escape the never ending rain and partially in denial that we were inescapably back in Minnesota. But now […]

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Returning is Impossible

Minneapolis has been rainy, cold, and windy since we arrived a week ago. The weather has shrouded us in a depressing gloom that even chocolate zucchini cupcakes cannot shrug off. (So much zucchini!) I expected to feel nostalgia upon returning to Minneapolis. What I didn’t expect was to feel nothing else. Minneapolis offers many of

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Budgeting for Long-Term Travel

Well, we have returned to Minnesota. I feel quite strange to be surrounded by so many familiar people and sites. We were traveling for 392 days. Essentially, we’re still traveling since we are staying with friends and family instead of in a house of our own.  Budgeting for a long travel adventure is scary and

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Portland’s Rose Garden – Georgia O’Keeffe Style

After visiting the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe, I became inspired to create more intimate photographs through extreme close up shots. Coupled with my intense focus on everything subtle during the recent meditation course, I wanted to put together a series of photographs that captured more than just a sweeping landscape. The International Rose Garden

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New Mexico Deserves More Time

New Mexico surprised me. Albuquerque especially. We rolled into town late at night and immediately found delicious local beer at Marble Brewery. I admit, we probably drank more coffee than needed thanks to the delicious bottomless cups at Java Joe’s.  Santa Fe was also nice, but I felt a little weirded out by the coordinated

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