I am glad I took this class. It re- emphasized the importance of multimedia journalism for me. This class kept a fresh perspective toward new-age journalism and I appreciate that. This is an facet of journalism I would like to progress, as I find value in gaining multimedia skills. This semester, I finally learned…
Spring Break 2k16
Ten days on the East coast, three days in Portland Oregon and a week playing host for six of my friends visiting Tahoe, Spring break 2016 lasted three weeks. Throughout three hectic weeks of March, the importance ‘moving your bones’ in my life resonated in the background of my adventures and reunions. My prolonged break…
Blogging about Blogging
Last summer, I put together my first blog. I wanted a place where I could feature my photographs and writing in one place so I could showcase my work. I found creating the blog and picking the right design elements to be fun and exciting. Once I finally created a blog that I felt met…
What Do You Think of Twitter
Twitter has never been a social media platform I have used. I briefly had it in high school, although deleted it. Recently in the past year, I have gained a new appreciation for Twitter through a Journalism conference in New York City and a my internship with the Association of Freeskiing Professionals. Last year during my…
Top Ten Ways to Move Your Bones
Moving our bones allows new sights and perspectives into our horizons. Here are the top ten ways to move your bones,get going! Climb a mountain Mountains are muscles of the Earth. It is important to find yourself close to the clouds sharing their strength. Learn a new sport Old dogs can still learn new…
Ira Glass Storytelling
I found these sequence of videos to be productive and informative when learning about storytelling. Ira Glass, of “This American Life” hosted the videos spoke of his experience with storytelling amongst radio and television. Although these are not the areas of journalism I am involved with, I found his knowledge to be insightful. It began…
The Eastern Sierras
As I observed the half moon, decorated by the pink sky, my eyes fell along the ridges of the Eastern Sierras surrounding Mammoth. I acknowledged the high desert mountains, barren with little snow shared with a beige, tan color scheme. For three years, I have made a number of trips to the Eastern Sierras and the valley…
Setting Free
Moving our bones, allowing new horizons into our lives, is the only way to beat the mundane. The sensation when my edges carve against the mountain, when my bodyweight shifts from one ski to the next, with my hips and core twirling, and every cut igniting something old in my chest, my edges grab tight…
Dreaming with your Eyes Open
For four months, home existed somewhere beyond the westward sunset, over the Mediterranean sea. Home lay in my future horizon, a place separated by the Atlantic Ocean. Home was carried in my footsteps, across bridges in Venice Italy, the Czech Republic and under Big Ben. Home was on my back while I rode camels into…
Movin Your Bones 