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My Scholarship entry - Life Cycle of a Kiribati Woman

Kiribati | Saturday, November 22, 2014 | 5 photos

My main passion in life is to fuse together all the things I love- tall ship sailing, photography, travel and humanitarian work. Oh, and comedy writing! Basically, I love to learn. I love photography because it makes other cultures more accessible. I recently have started sailing as a deckhand on tall and it has afforded me the chance to see the world from the sea and it's the most beautiful perspective in the world. I believe I now officially have salt water in my veins! My main goal in life is to contribute to the communities I visit and I have done most of my traveling as a volunteer. Recently I went to Morocco with Dr. Patch Adams and spent ten days clowning in orphanages and hospitals. I was also a Peace Corps volunteer for two years, teaching English as my contribution to the village. I am also on track to spend a month or more with Floating Doctors in Panama. It is my firm belief that travel should always have a component of exchange, not just taking. I want to immerse myself in these cultures and learn from them. As a photographer, I offer an open-minded perspective and a genuine connection to the subjects in my pictures. I respect them and want other people to also.