Tag: backpack
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Do the thing that scares you
What do you get when you take 35 strangers with varying levels of outdoors experience, lead them into the wilds of West Texas, and ask them to primitive camp on a trail that isn’t usually open to the public? Pure mountain magic. What should have been a logistical nightmare, ended up being one of the…
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The mountains are calling: Texas State Parks reflection
I spent five days in the wilds of West Texas with 35 strangers and zero backpacking experience, learning to navigate the unforgiving desert, and climb to the top of personal and literal mountains. Despite the heat, dehydration and blistered toes, it was one of the best weeks of my life. When you return from mountaintop…
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Iceland: the best layover ever
So whenever you book the cheapest flight available, you’re going to have to wait for a long time. Our layover in Iceland was sixteen hours, almost a full day in the airport at Keflavík. However, we flew with the surprisingly great Icelandair who offer stopovers in Iceland of up to seven days with no extra…
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Top 8 Travel Quotes
Quotes that make me want to dust off my hiking boots, grab my passport and cast off into the life and current of travel. 8. “Traveling is a brutality. It forces you to trust strangers and to lose sight of all that familiar comfort of home and friends. You are constantly off balance, nothing is…
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Hunt for the American Bison
Tall Grass Prairie Preserve in Pawhuska, Oklahoma- Jan. 2015 American bison, often mistakenly called buffaloes, are symbolic of the Great Plains and weigh in as the heaviest land animals in North America. My cousin, an avid photographer and lover of all things indigenous, took me on a quest to find these gentle giants on Oklahoma’s…
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Grand Canyon: The Divine Abyss
Grand Canyon has one of the most extensive records of geologic history, representing over 2 billion years of sedimentation, mountain building and erosion. One writer described it as the Divine Abyss. March 2014: South Rim; Spring break camping trip
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Love Bridge in Košice, Slovakia
It’s become a trend in Europe for lovers to leave padlocks on bridges. To mark my last day in Slovakia, I went to Košice’s bridge downtown to say goodbye to the city and leave my own little tag of love.
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First Snow in Virginia
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What are you doing after graduation?
What are you doing after graduation? The question lurks behind every final exam and senior project. You’ve checked off every box. You’ve paid the piling fees. You’ve sat through classes, written essays and pretended to know the words to the school song. It’s all done. So how did I find myself 20 hours and 1,200…
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Journalism vs. Sensationalism
After completing my internship in Eastern Europe, I made a short video and an interactive presentation using my photographs. This will be used to educate people about the culture of the Roma people of Slovakia and raise funds so the Roma Press Agency can produce a documentary about human trafficking in Roma communities. When doing…
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Getting Paid to Travel
Over the past week, I’ve had several people ask how I was able to travel abroad without spending thousands of dollars. Many of you are interested in international experience but aren’t sure where to begin. I’ve compiled a few simple ideas to get you started. 1. Study Abroad If you are a student (I can’t…
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Why I interned in Eastern Europe
I scrolled through the list of Student.Go internships, searching for something that might fulfill the requirements needed for my major in journalism. While sifting through positions from Miami to Louisville, Kampala and Bali, a paragraph about a photojournalism internship in Slovakia stood out on the screen. The ideal candidate should be able to work alone…