Six girls driving through San Francisco to Point Reyes, Mendocino, Trinidad, Napa Valley, Highway 101 and more.
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Visiting Bangladesh again after 9 years felt like the first time - xx
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friends, with benefits ™️MY WAY
This year, I fulfilled promises I made to myself, joined by Frank Sinatra singing to me— across San Diego, Vancouver, Ohio and England.
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In Julia Alvarez’ historical-fiction novel In The Time of the Butterflies, three sisters are called the mariposas. They are revolutionaries who, like butterflies, represent freedom during a repressive regime in the Dominican Republic. I couldn’t stop thinking about this connection when I saw this symbol in real life. Swarms of monarchs rested on blue gum eucalyptus and quickly fluttered away. My mom explained that in the winter months, monarch butterflies west of the Rocky Mountains travel to coastal California. While its annual migration period and population are in danger, the Pismo State Beach Monarch Butterfly Grove provides a microclimate for their namesake animal. When they are protected, butterflies truly are free, elusive and ethereal.
“The butterfly effect is an often misunderstood phenomenon wherein a small change in starting conditions can lead to vastly different outcomes.”
TWENTY, TWENTY ONE
my year, caught on film 📸
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Photos from my time in Glacier County, Montana
MA'S DAY 2020
My brother & I created these designs for my mom on mother’s day — we are grateful to be a piece of her.
THE EMERALD CITY
Photos from my time in Seattle, Washington.
FOUR LIONS
Last fall, I watched an incredible movie for a class deconstructing media and terrorism. What started as an assignment became a better understanding of my own Islamic upbringing versus those who choose a life of fundamentalism and violence.