Category Archives: travel

Nestled in Jamaica’s Sandy Bay, between gleaming bright beaches and towering palm trees, is a tiny preschool. You might not notice it from the outside, but there are BIG things going on in these classrooms. Teachers trying to change the literacy rate in this small, beautiful country. Little people laughing and learning and running through […]

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While planning a vacation, there is a parallel track running in my mind of all the shots I want to capture – local food, colorful outdoor markets, bustling streets and serene countrysides.  Here’s what’s never in those images I’m mentally composing: me! I was content knowing I was the one who lovingly shot, edited, shared […]

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I’ll admit it: I love amusement parks. I grew up going to Rye Playland, home of the 87-year-old Dragon Coaster, and I guess listening to the recurring clackety-clack of the ride’s ascent, and terrified screams on its way down, left their mark.  Give me some cotton candy and a Whack-a-Mole game, and I’m a happy […]

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Let’s just put it out there: DC is HOT in the summertime.  But magical, too, especially in the evening, when the air gets heavy and everything feels like it’s moving in slow motion.  The light glistens off of the reflecting pool and one feels forced to take stock of the history and importance of what […]

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I took my irie all the way back home with me, along with some sun-drenched Jamaica memories of our vacation. The chorus of cousins’ voices all together. Big ones teaching little ones ABCs. Medium ones teaching big ones camp songs. Little ones entertaining us all with morning talent shows. And everyone dancing to steel drums […]

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