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My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

Nicaragua | Sunday, January 13, 2013 | 5 photos

Hi, my name is Whitney, I'm 25 and I'm originally from Florida. Right now, I am teaching High School English in Honduras, on the Island of Roatan. I love my job, my kids, and island life. I love taking pictures of my kids and of the island. The pictures I'm uploading are from a trip I took a few years ago when I backpacked through Nicaragua for two weeks. I was in college at the time and on spring break. I love the country and I'm planning on going back for atleast a month over the summer to volunteer with La Esperanza Granada, an organization that works with students and teachers by giving kids field trips and extra help with English. I love taking pictures of people and landscapes. I would like to learn more about photography because I would love to be able to actually capture the beauty. I think I take pretty good pictures, but I often say to myself and others, "this is nothing compared to being there." I have no formal training in photography and these pictures are actually taken on a point and shoot. I have an SLR now that I use to take pictures on the island, I just chose to use the Nicaragua trip because it was my favorite traveling experience thus far.