The Photographer

I began traveling the world in 2012. However, I don’t have very many photos of those early travels. My primary camera was my phone, and if I wanted a “good” photo, I would use a Canon Powershot point-n-shoot camera I bought secondhand. This latter was actually a fairly capable camera, though years of mistreatment at

The Lost Backpack

JanSport say that their backpacks have a lifetime warranty. Apparently that is true, since when the JanSport backpack I had since high school wore out, I got it replaced for only the cost of shipping with a completely new one. I still have the replacement backpack, and it often accompanies me on trips.

The Trip South

One February when I was living in New Zealand (reminder: February is Summer in the Southern Hemisphere) I decided to go visit the South Island.

The Crowdsourced Map

When I was first visiting New Zealand, before I ended up moving there, I took a ferry across Waitemata Harbour to go to Devonport. I have enjoyed every trip I’ve taken to Devonport, and at various times I took my girlfriend (now wife) and my parents (still my parents) there, and they enjoyed it as

That Travelin’ Feeling

In 2012, I signed up with Hope Singles Corps to help with earthquake and hurricane relief in Haiti. It was my first ever trip outside the United States. I was 29 years old.