New Zealand is awesome. I’ve been going so many incredible places and doing so many amazing things in the past few weeks. Two weekends ago I visited some of my friends in Wellington. It rained the whole time which was unfortunate but I still managed to have a good time! We built a blanket fort…
Month: March 2017
The Art of Active Intentionality: 18 Mar 2017
Spread from my current art journal for experimental painting methods Since a very young age, my parents have tried ceaselessly to explain the concept of think-before-do to my brother and I. At home we were always reminded to try and think before we spoke and at church we were reminded to think about the repercussions of our actions,…
Paddy’s Weekend
I never thought that I would be able to spend St. Paddy’s Day in Ireland. Dublin goes above and beyond to celebrate the holiday. There are parades, music sessions, and plenty of drinks and merriment. I had a great night with friends! The weekend was made even better by the arrival of my family. They…
Soaked Down Under
The past 2-3 weeks have been quite rainy. We’ve been watching a lot of movies & TV shows like Lord of The Rings trilogy, and Westworld to name a few. I can’t believe it’s already been over a month since I came to Australia. During Orientation Week joined a few clubs, such as the IT…
Ben Lomond Tramp
50872592165__8974438F-4B88-4870-A8A6-3845ECB25AD9 During orientation week in Queenstown, Brandon, Kendall, and I went on a supposed 8 hour tramp up the Ben Lomond Trail. Luckily, we are freakishly healthy young men who were able to get the peak in under 3 hours and we were able to save our energy reserves for the trail down. The…
Java
This past weekend, we returned from Java where we had stayed for the past three weeks. During our first two weeks in Java, we attended lectures at the Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta, the second largest university in Indonesia. We also stayed with a homestay family in the village of Godean; I got along very…
Spring break in America
I was unable to visit Portugal for spring break, and oddly enough, returned to the U.S. for the week. It was nice seeing my family and friends, although certain circumstances weren’t ideal. I was, however, able to make my way to Rollins for a couple of days before returning to France, and lucky enough to…
Trigger Warning
It’s hard to realize how much something in your past will affect you in life until the moment when you feel that shift of energy that says “Remember me? I’m still here.” This can work with positive things, like the realization that the summer camp you worked at impacts how you interact with and view…
NGA: Alex Seton & Ghostly Aesthetics – 10 Mar 2017
In my Contemporary Art Issues class here in Newcastle, the professor began our initiation into the course with a seemingly simple question: What IS Contemporary Art? Many responded with the notion that contemporary art was art that was simply made in the here and now. The only criteria that was needed was for the artist to…
Putting Your Name in the Hat – 4 Mar 2017
In one of the first conversations that my roommate Sam and I had he made a remark about my process of finding and applying for jobs in the area. There had been a really great opportunity at The Watt Space Gallery in Newcastle specifically for students and I hesitated to apply because it looked too intimidating –…