This website has already lived a few lives.
During my undergraduate years I used this platform to write primarily about my study abroad experiences. As I completed my undergraduate program and began working professionally I annexed the blog completely from my site, thinking it was a little too much, a little too wordy, and at times a little too personal. Soon I found myself missing the act of writing, and missing the connections that came from putting my passions out on display.
In 2023 my site took another step forward. This time it evolved to include an author site and shop for my Appalachian Trail art book: Paint, Sweat, & Tears: 150 Days on the Appalachian Trail.
Finally, the site transitioned to what it is today: resume, portfolio, author site, and blog combined.
Let’s explore.
Appalachian Trail
February 17, 2021 Packing My Bag I am spending the winter packing a bag for the greatest undertaking of my …
April 12, 2021 Details Before Departure Starting my journey on the Appalachian Trail has never felt closer than it did …
May 14, 2021 First Steps It's difficult to capture what it feels like to be on this trail. It's …
July 23, 2021 1,163 Miles Over the course of three months I walked from Harpers Ferry, West Virginia to …
November 25, 2021 The End of this Adventure On April 18, 2021 I sat on a wooden bench looking over the Potomac …
Adjacency Matrix & Scrum Decoded
February 1, 2021 Scrum! Reimagining the To-Do List For years I would spend the first part of every day with …
February 7, 2017 Adjacency Matrix Decoded How to read and create an interior design adjacency matrix
Electric Cello
October 2, 2011 Creation of an Electric Cello Creation of an Electric Cello is independent project that I worked on …
March 31, 2021 Creation of an Electric Cello – Measurements and Templates It has been a decade since I wrote the first post about …
Aesthetic Philosophy
June 2, 2012 Expression and Emotion Expression is a keyword when it comes to art, art criticism, art …
May 21, 2012 Aesthetic Engagement Is aesthetic pleasure something spontaneous, or is it something intellectual? Primary reference …
May 7, 2012 Art and Nature The question now is how to judge this aesthetic when art and …
March 21, 2012 The Aesthetic Attitude Does aesthetic contemplation demand a special attitude? Primary reference papers: Kant, from The …
March 19, 2012 The Boundaries of the Aesthetic Why are the objects of high art restricted to those perceived by …
February 28, 2012 On Judgement of Beauty "Speak what you think today in hard words and tomorrow speak what …
London 2013
September 16, 2013 England Study Tour 2013: Triptych Triptych Introduction The first week of my semester in London was spent …
September 25, 2013 Designer, Student, Traveler First Adventures in London I have been living in London now …
October 11, 2013 Tale of Two Biddies “And a beautiful world we live in, when it is possible, and …
October 17, 2013 Wales: Coast to Mountains “Here, are the stiffening hills, here, the rich cargo Congealed in the …
November 18, 2013 The London Underground Before coming to London I had heard of the London Underground. Everyone …
February 17, 2014 In short: I lived in London “Cities were always like people, showing their varying personalities to the traveler. …
New Zealand 2012
February 11, 2012 Arrival in CHCH New Zealand is stunning. Finally arriving here after almost thirty hours of …
February 11, 2012 Oceans and The Garden City Before I left home I was told by many different people that …
February 12, 2012 Tramping at Arthur’s Pass Few places are more awe inspiring than the tops of mountains, especially …
February 26, 2012 Wait, I have to study while I’m here? After a hectic and wonderful first week I finally have time to …
March 19, 2012 Discover Your Inner Adventurer Kia ora e hoa ma! At the beginning of every week in …
April 27, 2012 My Life Has Become a Lucid Dream Kia Ora Koutou! This is a dream. Real life can be dirty …
June 20, 2012 Three Months in the Blink of an Eye Kia ora e hoa ma! (Hello my friends!) It is interesting that …
July 21, 2012 How to be a Farm Girl Kia Ora Koutou! I survived finals and I survived goodbyes to my …
September 3, 2012 The End of an Era This is the end of an era. I left for New Zealand …