Gray. A piece inspired by the Bay of Smoke. What we lost in crossing time zones, we gained in a graduating sunrise as we entered the city of Reykjavik. Colors stretched across the sky, shifting their hue and stroke as the minutes ticked towards daybreak. Little did I know then, this cascade of color would be just my first lesson in seeing past what’s black and white. According to the Old Norse calendar, we’d arrived on the first day of summer. The city celebrated its public h

Translation. A piece inspired by Ljubljana. The romance I looked for in Paris, I found in Slovenia -- reaffirming my belief in the beauty of no expectations, in travel and in life. Slovenia is a country with a storied past of borders redrawn, alliances questioned, and lives... lost in translation. In Slovenia, a country with over 40 dialects for a single national language, it's a wonder that its people can understand each other. But they do. They communicate, they share their