The Journey Begins

In just a couple of weeks, my 2008 Fund for Teacher's Fellowship journey begins.

"Opening the soul’s shutter: A photographic journey through unspoiled villages of Ireland designed to promote avidity for art, history, and culture."

Each day, I will journey into remote villages to meet the locals. I will learn to photograph Ireland as a place, how to frame a shot that best exemplifies the nuances of that locale, and how to obtain permission and then photograph people I don’t know without becoming part of the story or having it looked posed. Finding the humanistic approach to my photography - this is critical to my learning.

I also plan to visit various monuments, museums, gardens, and abandoned villages of Ireland. All to practice my new skills in photography as well as gather insights, resources, and artifacts to support collaboration with a colleague on the Emigration from Ireland.

In addition, I will take and present photographs of the flora and fauna of rural Ireland and then work with our biology teacher in helping biology students learn how to analyze the similarities and differences between the two ecosystems. I am also seeking to make a connection with an interested high school science teacher in rural Ireland so that those same students can begin online communications between the our local school and theirs.

Join me, as I discover all that Eire has to offer, while making new friends along the way.