PassageBound https://journals.worldnomads.com/kmandu/ Sun, 19 Apr 2026 11:36:21 GMT World Nomads Adventures I filled my young adult life with extreme out doors sports and if you had asked me ‘who I was’ then, I’d have identified myself as a kayaker, climber and wilderness adventurer. It never occurred to me to label myself through my work. After the death of my husband, I immersed myself in my career and began to refer to myself as a Perfusionist, a job not a passion. Photography has been passion for me since I made my first box camera in elementary school and it’s since traveled with me throughout the world. It took a while to learn how to use photography as a means to interact with my environment rather than isolate myself from it. This perspective has allowed me to explore and fully present with my camera. Last year, I dealt with another life change and I made a conscious choice to no longer separate my passions and dreams from my career, to dream big and make my long-term goal a reality. I’m now working toward a completely new career in the world of media. When someone asks me ‘who I am’ I’ll no longer answer by deciding between the passions in my life and my career because the answer to be one and the same. https://journals.worldnomads.com/kmandu/photos/52236/Canada/Into-Northern-Canada Travel Canada kmandu https://journals.worldnomads.com/kmandu/photos/52236/Canada/Into-Northern-Canada#comments https://journals.worldnomads.com/kmandu/photos/52236/Canada/Into-Northern-Canada Mon, 24 Nov 2014 14:18:47 GMT 0 From Seattle to Inuvik https://journals.worldnomads.com/kmandu/photos/51093/Canada/Canada Travel Canada kmandu https://journals.worldnomads.com/kmandu/photos/51093/Canada/Canada#comments https://journals.worldnomads.com/kmandu/photos/51093/Canada/Canada Wed, 19 Nov 2014 13:16:00 GMT 0