I am interested in the similarities and differences between cultures. While I am on the road, strands of ideas develop and are recorded in digital format. While some images are eventually produced into photographs on paper, most serve as ways of remembering, questioning and organizing my understanding of the world. These images work as a visual diary from around the globe and inform ideas for my work as an artist and teacher.
SCANDINAVIA
Denmark to Oslo to Bergen. Cruise the fjords on the west coast of Norway and travel north into the midnight sun. Travel across by train through Sweden and into Finland at the Arctic Circle. South through Finland and into Stockholm.
ESTONIA
Two days in Talinn, the medieval city.
TANZANIA
Second study tour to Tanzania. Led eleven students to Arusha, Tanzania. Painted murals in a community center, taught classes, shared cultural exchange with the Masai, witnessed a proceeding at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, hiked the base of Kilimanjaro and challenged children to water balloon fights.
SPAIN
Three weeks in Spain: Barcelona, Valencia, Grenada, Seville, Bilbao and Madrid.
MOROCCO
Four days in Marrakesh.
TANZANIA
Led twelve students on a three-week study tour to Tanzania. Taught in a community center in Arusha, hiked Kilimanjaro, explored Ngorongoro Crater, visited a Masai village and toured Zanzibar.
GERMANY
Seven days in Berlin.
ITALY
Arrive Rome by plane, travel to Sicily, Pompeii, Florence and Venice by train.
PUERTO RICO
Arrive San Juan, head east to island of Culebra, continue southwest to Ponce.
NEW ZEALAND
Visit North and South Islands, travel north by car from Christchurch, ferry to Wellington, and continue to Auckland.
CHINA
Arrive Beijing, fly to Xi’an and return by train, begin Trans-Mongolian Railroad.
MONGOLIA
Arrive in Ulaanbaatar for the 800th anniversary of the Mongolian State, travel to Terelj National Park, and return to Ulaanbaatar for the Nadaam Festival.
RUSSIA
Arrive Moscow, travel by train to St. Petersburg and back. Visit Kremlin, The Hermitage, Lenin’s Tomb.
TANZANIA
Arrive Arusha, visit Ngorogoro Crater, Serengeti, and Tangire National Park on safari. Stay with former Black Panthers in Arusha and teach at a community center. Fly to Zanzibar.
KENYA
Arrive Nairobi, visit Masai Mara on safari, travel to Laikipia.
COSTA RICA
Arrive San José, travel to ecotourism areas of the central highlands and to the coast.
MEXICO
Arrive Cancún, travel south to ruins in Tulum, then to Chichen-Itza.
HOLLAND
Arrive Amsterdam, visit home of Anne Frank, Van Gogh Museum, and the Heineken Museum.
ENGLAND
Arrive London, visit Museum of London, Buckingham Palace, the Tate Modern and the British Museum.
FRANCE
Arrive Paris, visit Arc de Triomphe, Musée du Louvre, Atelier Brancusi et Centre Pompidou.
FIJI
Arrive Nadi, travel around the coast to Suva.
COOK ISLANDS
Arrive Rarotonga, travel the island by rented scooter (bad idea). Visit the island of Aitutaki.
SAMOA
On separate trips, visit the islands of Savai’i and Upolu. In Savai’i, travel along the coast in a rented vehicle. In Upolu, travel across the island by bus.
NEW ZEALAND
Arrive Christchurch, rent a car and travel to Nelson, Greymouth, Mt. Cook, and Milford Sound.
AMERICAN SAMOA
Arrive Tafuna for one-year contract to teach kindergarten through twelfth grade art at South Pacific Academy.