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Cachoeira to New Orleans

By: like black butterflies August 17, 2018February 26, 2020

LoseAfrican Diaspora, Brazil, personal growth, study abroad, travel, wanderlustLeave a Comment

Maybe a year ago, maybe more, I was going through old photos and I stopped to look through the images taken while I was studying abroad. In 2009 I spent a semester in Northeastern Brazil, my first time really living in another country. I’d visited other countries before, but for a matter of weeks, not…

Whitney Plantation

By: like black butterflies August 14, 2018December 13, 2021

Lose30 to 30, black history is American history, Journey to 30, police and racial terror, slavery, tourist at home, travelLeave a Comment

I’m trying to resist writing too much about my experience at Whitney, but it’s difficult because it was such a great tour. If I compare Whitney to the narrative I was presented at Melrose Plantation earlier this summer, it’s like night and day in terms of content and critical race analysis. Basically the Melrose tour…

TBT–Road Trip to Canada and Back

By: like black butterflies August 9, 2018March 1, 2020

LoseCanada, Chicago, dessert, eat everything, Journey to 30, New York, Oberlin, Pennsylvania, restaurants, road trip, travel, wanderlustLeave a Comment

Last year E and I were invited to a wedding in Ontario, well E was in the wedding party so it was a must-do. Since plane tickets were looking kinda pricey, we decided to rent a car and go on a 3 week road trip through the country. Starting in New Orleans, we first…

New York City

By: like black butterflies August 2, 2018February 26, 2020

Losemother nature, New York, photography, travel, vacationLeave a Comment

Quick weekend trip to NYC in October 2016. Tried a new camera setting and thought the pictures turned out really interesting.