The Journey

With a few hiccups along the way, I'm having to play a little bit of catch up with the blog, but here goes nothing~

 

I’m going on a journey. I have lived at home for the entire 21 years of my life, and now it’s time to explore. My mom has commissioned me to make a photography book called, “Sweat, Tears, and the Sea” which will be focused around the quote, “The cure for everything is saltwater; sweat, tears, or the sea.” I’ll be traveling for 20 days shooting photography on my way to Jacksonville, FL where I’ll go to school to pursue my Bachelor of Fine Arts. I’ll be traveling alone and won’t know anyone along the way, which makes for the ultimate growing experience. As a broke college student, I’ll be traveling as inexpensively as possible, planning only to spend money on gas and little food (Mom hooked me up real good on the non-perishable munchies). Roughly, I have 7 destinations mapped out and will stay for approximately 3 days at each stop, but in reality, I’m free to stay wherever I want for as long as I want. Some nights I may stay with a friend of a friend of a friend, others nights I may sleep in my car, or I may crash with someone from a website called Couch Surfers.

For those that don’t know, Couch Surfers is a website where you can create a free profile and are able to explain a little about your life and your goals. You’re then able to type in whereabouts you’re headed and request to sleep on someone else’s couch. These people also have a profile, and will respond back to you saying, “Come on over! I’ve got a spare couch.” or they may decline your request for various reasons. I haven’t ever used this website before, but since I’m on a tight budget, this will have to do. Plus, this expands opportunities to meet new people and explore freely.

Since I am traveling alone, as I previously stated, I will not be posting the location of where I am or where I’m headed until I’m finished at each stop for safety reasons (You’re welcome, Daddy).