I’m your standard artistic mutt, head on the ground, feet in the clouds, brought to you by a serious case of wanderlust.

Small-town Minnesota girl, ex-expat of Singapore, international traveler, art history major, varsity fencer, opera singer, aesthetics junkie, curious soul, gelato votary—I was far from home when I made distance and immersion my teachers during a year abroad in Rome, Italy.

These videos chronicled some of my experiences abroad, when I was employed by the Institute for the International Education of Students (IES) to write a blog and produce these image essays. Enjoy!