Photos
Given the opportunity to study abroad in college allowed me to travel to countries I had only dreamed of seeing. I explored the beautifully hand carved statues of Italy, immersed myself in the warm culture of Ireland, rode bicycles alongside the canals of Amsterdam, and photographed the breathtaking, gothic architecture in Germany.
I have taken tens of thousands of pictures in my lifetime; 99% of them on my cell phone. I often find myself traveling back in time as I go through photos I’ve taken in Europe and the many years before, and have always found this to be true: A single photo can instantaneously bring us back to a specific feeling we’ve had, in a particular place, at a specific point in time and evoke equally, if not more emotion than spoken words, and to me that is powerful.