the power of vulnerability // brené brown
this week i’m watching…
the power of introverts // susan cain
2015 // a year of endings + a year of new beginnings
I have been dreading this year since 2002.
this week i’m watching…
the art of stillness // pico iyer
maji ya chai, tanzania // remember to smell
As we hike through the Tanzanian jungle, it would be an understatement to say that my senses are overloaded. I want to see, touch, smell, and hear (not taste, because I think that would end badly) everything. I am then reminded why we are here: our On Assignment projects. I can’t take everything in—I don’t have the time. I have to focus on one thing and one thing only: my photography.
williams college – williamstown, mass // best new friends
A/N: I have been working on this blog post for over a month, and it’s gone through various edits and revisions. Nothing seems right. After all, how can I sum up all that Overland has meant to me in one measly blog post? I don’t think I can ever truly write exactly everything I want about the adventures I’ve had and the friends I’ve made. If I could, I’m not sure I’d want to. If you’ve done an Overland trip, you know. And that’s all I need.
williams college – williamstown, mass // no pictures, no problem
I’ve pretty much had a camera attached to my hip for as long as I can remember. It’s always been a part of my life; I’ve always relished the opportunity to learn more about photography from anyone and everyone I could. Last summer I even traveled to London with National Geographic for the sole purpose of spending two weeks immersing myself in photography. Basically, you could say that I spend a lot of time with my camera in hand.
Yet here I am, at the end of a week with my very last Overland group (which I’ll touch on more in another later blog post) having not taken a single photograph. And it almost feels good.
segovia, españa // a guide
I originally put together this guide together for the girl who would be living with my host family after me–she arrived the day before I left, so I made this guide for her to show her all my favorite cafés, stores, etc. Here is that same guide! I hope it helps. As always, remember that I’m a teenage girl who visited Segovia on a school trip with other teenage girls, and that can’t help but bias my opinion!
segovia, españa // packing list
This is the first in what I hope to have become a series–anyone who knows me personally knows that I have a bit of an obsession when it comes to packing lists, and have been known to make more packing lists than days on a trip. Because I consider myself to be a bit of an expert on packing lists at this point, I thought I’d share with you my packing list for Segovia. Keep in mind that I was there for two weeks at the beginning of the summer–depending on the duration and time of year during your visit, you’ll have to modify accordingly.
segovia, españa // new experiences
Saying this trip is nothing like what I expected would be a gross understatement. I don’t know what I expected, exactly, but it certainly isn’t this. That being said–is that a bad thing? I don’t think so. Sometimes–might I even dare to say usually?–having a trip turn out differently than expected causes an equally unexpected kind of growth. And that kind of growth tends to be the best kind there is. So since I’m procrastinating on my homework (which yes, we do have and I procrastinate about as much as I do at home) I’ve decided to compile a list of what I’ve learned that I didn’t expect to. This certainly isn’t a complete list, but it’s something, and that has got to count.
jennifergracefully 