It's a living...for a few months

I'm pretty lucky during the summer. Since I've worked for school districts, I've had the last 12 summers off and have enjoyed every one of them. The one problem I've had was to find something that I can do during those 2 1/2 months. I've tried coaching, copywriting, graphic design and fiction. None of these things have really panned out.

So I'm still trying to find that golden ticket, the thing (or things) I can do where I won't feel massively guilty about taking time off. I think I've found them now.

Travel writing is something I never thought about doing. The travel part, of course, is something I love. But unlike copywriting, it's something I can believe in and really enjoy. The income potential is rather slim, but that's not the point. I'm pretty good at writing, and have actually written about 4-5 short articles as well as one 1,000 word one. I can foresee doing more of this in the future. But having it replace my current career? Probably not. Still, I find it a blast.

Another interest that is growing into something more is photography. I first took it up in 1985, with an old-school SLR camera, which I still have. But rather than try to do something artistic, I'll probably try to do more travel/editorial and stock work for now. I thought about photographing people, but the thought of setting up an indoor studio is kind of "meh" to me right now. Still, I'm learning more about it, really re-learning all over again. But like the writing, I'm very psyched about it.

Here we go...hopefully, I'll something to show for it by the end of August, before I head back to school. :) In the meantime, here's a few samples of what I've done with my photography

Evergreen Lake


Niki at Red Rocks Amphitheater


And Coit Tower in San Francisco