Welcome to The Conversationalist, where you’ll find stories, photos and videos from an individual who embarked on a yearlong travel project. Wander through the pages, and discover the journey. More →
My friend Glynny, who I met at Common Ground Relief in New Orleans, just sent me this photo. She captured me capturing a moment as the sun was setting over the Mississippi. Thanks Glynny! Check out the other photos, videos and stories from New Orleans…
It has been an incredible month in New Orleans. I’ve developed new skills in home renovation/building, had countless adventures and connected with the coolest of characters. Meet the cast that represented Common Ground Relief during the month of January, 2011. Interested in volunteering in New Orleans? Check out the Common Ground Relief website for details [...]
Dear Friends and Family, It’s been four weeks already since I left Canada! Time is racing like a drag queen who’s just discovered a last minute sale on plus-sized high heels. I’m just trying to keep up with that crazy bitch. It’s exhausting/exhilarating.
[JANUARY 24] I snuck out early in the morning to climb up on the Lower Ninth Ward levy. The levy is only about two feet wide, so I was a bit nervous. I’m probably a really good tightrope walker. I just don’t know it yet. * * [...]
This is a selection of imagines from my month in New Orleans. Click on any photo to make it larger!
Young in New Orleans by Charles Bukowski starving there, sitting around the bars, and at night walking the streets for hours, the moonlight always seemed fake to me, maybe it was, and in the French Quarter I watched the horses and buggies going by, everybody sitting high in the open carriages, the black driver, and [...]
The camera kept rolling during the third week of my one-year adventure. From gyspy-esque dance parties in grubby dorm rooms to beautiful sunsets over the Mississippi River to the energy of a marching band in honor of Martin Luther King, I saw many different things this week. And I want to share it with you.
Dear Friends and Family, Oh what a week! I witnessed (and documented) my first Martin Luther King Day March on Monday. Then I made meatloaf on Tuesday night for the gang (and it turns out that I’ve got mad meatloaf skills). I worked on caulking and painting the exterior of a house on Wednesday. On Thursday [...]
Storyville was the red-light district of New Orleans, Louisiana, from 1897 through 1917. Locals usually simply referred to the area as “The District,” which was two blocks inland from the French Quarter. Speakeasies, gambling joints and prostitution were also regularly found in the area despite repeated police raids. This clip features the song “Farewell to Storyville” [...]
