santiago atitlan, guatemala.
one morning i woke up before the sun came out and couldn't fall back asleep. so i grabbed my camera, went for a walk and ended up at the cemetery. this old woman grabbed my arm and beckoned me to follow her. she spoke tz'tujil and i could not understand a word she said, but she led me to the grave of a loved one where she mourned and cried a haunting cry.
i hope the fact that i kept taking pictures doesn't make me insensitive...

we spent the night on the roof of this unfinished house in santiago atitlan, guatemala.

la playa! la playa!


we thought we were going to make a quick detour as we spontaneously pulled off the main road to follow the sign to this beach. it ended up being one of the prettiest beaches i've ever been to, and unanimously we decided to spend the night and another day there.

room with a view.
provo, utah.
in july, before i left for the summer.

!mexicomexicomexico!

More from Cheran, Mexico.

Fire fight in Cheran, Mexico.
One afternoon as I was walking around, I noticed a group of boys gluing together pieces of paper to make a globo, or a little paper balloon. They sent it off into the air after stuffing a gasoline soaked piece of tissue inside and lighting it with a match. As soon as it was floating into the air, they raced on their bikes to find it as it fell to the earth. Trying to relight the balloon for a second run soon turned into a fire fight when they decided to douse the remaining tissue with gasoline and hurl it at each other in the street. It was, to say the least, a very fun and memorable experience.

one reason why i'm vegetarian. but still, i love this photo.

another reason why i'm vegetarian. because fruit is so delicious!


a personal favorite.


cheran, mexico. this was one of my favorite places that we went. we dedicated a whole day to taking pictures, and it was definitely worth spending an extra night there--especially since we were offered a room in a vacant house that was filled to the ceiling with hay.

jose, the best hustler in all of cabo san lucas. this man could get you anything you wanted in ten minutes or less. "god bless, hope it all works out for you guys."

guerrero negro, camping spot.

coco helado!

cacti are insane plants.

baja california.

this is what happens when your camera doesn't advance properly. kinda like it.

baja california. hot hot desert country.

baja california

today i started scanning the negatives from my summer travels.
5 rolls scanned, about 16 more to go!

new york, i'm going to miss you.

there's our little time traveler. the little vanogan that could. we were so low on gas so many times but it always made it to the next gas station. because, sometimes, they were closed like this one above, in the middle of nowhere, nevada.

meet spencer! one of the main characters of the trip.

summer 2009. 4 friends. one 1984 VW vanogan with no a/c. a map of mexico and central america. 3.5 weeks to drive to costa rica from utah.

and so the blogging journey begins . . .


our first stop outside of provo ended up being kanosh, utah. a tiny town where we found an excellent swimming hole to jump in!

okay, so after a 4 month hiatus i am back!

in may and june, i took one class and enjoyed summertime with reading, bikes, and water.

in july, i borrowed my camera back from the friend i sold it to and then i drove from utah to costa rica with some friends.

in august, i came to new york city to do an internship.

i go back to utah on friday.

i have dozens of rolls to develop when i get home and dozens more of the digital type to post!

now, i just have to find the time to go through all the pictures. but i promise, photos are coming soon!

please please someone give me a camera for my birthday.

i miss taking pictures. a lot.

A rainy day in Central Park.