I'm an avid traveler and enjoy immersing myself in cultures outside my own. I was born and raised in Bogota, Colombia and live in California now. Perhaps being bi-cultural has given me the spark to travel and learn from others. Every summer I leave the country for two months and explore a part of the World that is new to me. I have been all over Asia, Africa, Central and South America, South East Asia the Middle East etc.. In all my travels I have taken my camera with me to document and later share my photographs with my friends and family. I have displayed my photos in local venues and would love to do more of this. I really love learning the traditions of other cultures. I'm creative and believe I have an eye for photography but I could use some mentoring in order to perfect my hobby. I would be thrilled to be part of this opportunity to work closely with a professional photographer. I believe that with this scholarship I would gain skills that I could use in my later travels and with my approach to photography. I'm probably older than other applicants but I have the passion for both photography and World travel and I'd be eager to become part of this project.
