by sarajkirk | Jun 15, 2018 | Uncategorized
Although abandoned, the ACME power plant was full of life. Built along the Tongue River, the red brick building stood as a remnant of Wyoming’s industrial past. Workers had not occupied the building since 1976. Now, it was natures playground. The lush grasses...
by sarajkirk | May 29, 2018 | Uncategorized
Sometimes I look at pictures, from only a year ago, and I don’t recognize myself. There I am with dark long hair, elongating my already oval face, my gangly limbs in another awkward pose. It’s mostly my hair though, that changes. It started out with a cut...
by sarajkirk | Apr 5, 2018 | Uncategorized
The closet I’ve ever felt to flying was underwater. With a few smooth kicks, I am gliding through the open ocean. Suspended in mid water, I feel completely free. From an early age I’ve been comfortable in the water. It’s my second home, an escape...
by sarajkirk | Mar 15, 2018 | Uncategorized
Although our spring break was only 4 days, I was lucky enough to have the chance to stay in Puerto Rico with a group of 7 friends. We explored city streets, swam in the ocean, and drove through el Yunque National Rainforest. Each moment is vivid in my memory, as vivid...
by sarajkirk | Jan 30, 2018 | Uncategorized
Since I have returned to St. Thomas, I have been filled with this immense sense of gratitude. It doesn’t matter if I’m walking to class or riding the Safari, I look around and I can’t get over the fact that I am actually here. That I get a chance to start...
by sarajkirk | Jan 13, 2018 | Uncategorized
I walk up the steps towards the heavy dark wooden doors. I’ve noticed this building for years, with its arched windows and impressive cement structure, but this was the first time I would walk inside. I step into the office where visitors buy tickets for the museum....
by sarajkirk | Oct 7, 2017 | Uncategorized
I hesitate to try and explain who Jack Kerouac is because he is my hero. I feel I’d never be able to do justice to the person he was. I usually just tell people to read his work, because that’s how I’ve grown to understand him. Like many of us, he was a complicated...
by sarajkirk | Sep 23, 2017 | Uncategorized
Only a week ago, I was sitting on an airplane headed to Denver. As our plane departed, the New York City skyline came into view, the tops of skyscrapers covered in a thick fog. Never in my life have I been so happy to see U.S. soil. I took this picture from my window...
by sarajkirk | Sep 13, 2017 | Uncategorized
My first time seeing the full extent of the damage Irma had caused was five days after the hurricane had hit. Before the storm, one of my favorite views of St. Thomas was from the passenger side window of a black Toyota truck. As we drove down winding roads that...
by sarajkirk | Sep 2, 2017 | Uncategorized
Sweat trickled down my face as I continued up the crumbling staircase. It was another sunny afternoon on St. Thomas, and I had decided to go solo exploring in Charlotte Amalie. I carried my trusty camera around my neck, the strap now soaked in sweat. I followed the...
