North America

How does it feel?
Chicago, North America, Travel

How does it feel?

How does it feel to be back? That is the question that keeps coming my way…usually the first one upon encountering a familiar face, along with “So, what was your favorite place?”..or even broader, “How was it?” How does one summarize 14 months of experience and interaction, stretched across 26 […]

Testing out the new camera
Chicago, Pre-Departure Thoughts

Testing out the new camera

I have never owned a camera, except for the surprisingly exceptional ones that come embedded within smartphones. So in beginning my search, I had a few modest criteria to go by: compact enough to fit into my pocket, better than my smartphone, and affordable. I naïvely thought this would be enough, but […]