Kenyon was hit with heavy winds, but oddly no rain, from Hurricane Ike. We were spared all of the devastation, but many trees fell and electricity has been out at my apartment since Sunday. I’m writing this from the library, but no word on when regular life will resume. Apologies for the lack of posts.

Yesterday, much to my surprise, I won third place in the Washington Post’s Ninth Annual Travel Photo Contest.  Since I was never alerted about my win and I had almost forgotten that I entered nearly 4 months earlier, I was completely unprepared for the discovery of my photo from Paris (the one I used to kick off this blog) printed up on the front of the travel section.  Later in the day I learned that my photo made it to the featured photograph on the homepage of the Washington Post.  Few people in my generation would pick up a copy of the Sunday travel section, but luckily my Mom caught it first thing in the morning.  It’s a dream come true to have a picture of mine in my hometown paper and it was a fantastic birthday gift from the Post.  Next goal: make the top fold of the front page in the print edition.

Today is my 22nd birthday and I thought I’d throw up one of my personal favorites.  I took it at the hard-to-find Lennon Wall in Prague.  Given the amount of paint and graffetti that goes into decorating it on a regular basis, it came as no surprise that the nearby drain was covered in excess colors. This photo also serves as the inspiration for the background of the header image of this site.

This morning I made the schlep back to DC, but I have some unpublished photos that should surface in the next few days.  I had an absolutely fantastic time in NYC and I have a handful of memories I’ll never forget.  🙂