My Introduction

Hi.

I don't know how to start here, so I will just do it.

I am the baby of four girls. While growing up I have learned that being the quiet one isn't all that bad. I learned what not to do from my older sisters and in turn got away with murder with the parents.
Each of us have our own special talents. My oldest sister is the English major, so to speak. I am sure she will be able to find numerous problems with this blog as I write here. :) My next sister is the self-employed and is doing well from the looks of it. My sister that is 2 years older than me is the adventurous turned Susie Homemaker. I love them all and have a different relationship with each one.

Enough about them. I am the photographer of the family. I will say I owe -and I tell everyone this- my oldest sister for my love of Photography. She is the one that got me interested in Photography. I was a Freshman or Sophomore in High School when she first showed me her 'big camera'. I fell in love instantly and signed up for classes as soon as I could. She was also the one to help me research my perfect first camera. (We are talking about the real ones here.. not point and shoot) Since then I haven't stopped. I have graduated from the SLR Cannon Rebel and have become an owner of a wonderful Hasselblad.

I then found my calling and went to Sam Houston State for Photography. In College I took seminar classes that required you to travel. I didn't know many people so I took the class to make myself get out there. My first trip away from my family was to go to New York 2004. I had a blast. It was scary being away from home and anyone I knew. I was a fish out of water, but I was loving it. I could describe my time there, but that would take too long.

The Professor that took us on this trip came back and decided he wanted to go somewhere Bigger and Better. The planning for next year's trip started... we were going to London, UK. Wow, I never thought I would get the opportunity to travel outside the US. I saved money and worked hard and got a school loan to finance it. I was going to do anything to go there. I even made plans to take an extra week for backpacking through Scotland. Luckily I had a friend who was excited about my other plans and asked if she could come, of course... I wasn't going by myself.

Well London and Scotland were awesome and I met so many people. In Scotland we stayed in Hostels... now it is nothing like the movie so don't worry. I even made some friends that I still keep in contact with today.

The next year was the same. My professor wanted to go somewhere Bigger and Better. So Paris it was in 2005 and I took another side trip. This time by myself, back to Scotland to stay with local friends I'd made the year before. What a culture shock. The whole trip by myself to Scotland was nerve-wracking.

This started a trend... for the next 2 years I went on trips with the school. We went to Rome, Italy and Madrid, Spain. I also set up an impromptu vacation, just myself and a friend. We went to Prague, Czech Republic... a place I researched years before and was the number 1 on my list of places to go.

With each new place I traveled, I learned more about myself and how I look at the world around me. I learned from the photos I took and how I see with a camera in my hands, and I love it. It is better than reading a book on a stormy night... and that is really high on my list of loves.

My plans for the future have changed drastically since I went on that first trip. I am now working my way to living in Europe somewhere. I already have plans with a close friend to move to London and I am happy to finally have something tangible to work for.

I am new to this blog and am still trying to figure some things out. So as soon as I do I will posts some photos from my trips.