I grew up in Rochester, NY, (the home of Kodak!) and went to college at John Carroll University in Cleveland, Ohio.

I got my PhD in Spanish second language acquisition from the University of Pittsburgh in 1997 and lived there until 2005, commuting during the week to my first job as a Spanish professor at the University of Akron, in Ohio.

Then I took a job as a professor of Spanish education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison from 2005-2008, but then moved to Philadelphia to work at Temple University as a professor of Spanish applied linguistics. I really love the city and find it a fascinating place to take pictures.

From 2004-2009, I used a 4 megapixel Kodak DX6490 as my main camera. Now, I have a 14 megapixel Canon Powershot SX30 IS. I really love these all-in-one non-SLR cameras because they're compact, versatile, and don't require carrying around a lot of lenses and equipment. The Kodak had a 10X optical zoom. The Canon has 35X optical zoom, and gives the equivalent range of a traditional 24mm-840mm zoom lens. It really works great in low-light conditions, too. I love it!

Please feel free to comment on my pictures, or leave a message if you have any questions.

I LOVE to travel.

There are 44 states in the US that I've traveled to:

Alabama

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

There are also 28 countries that I've traveled to:

Canada

Mexico

Puerto Rico

United States

Argentina

Brazil

Colombia

Costa Rica

Ecuador

Austria

Belgium

England

France

Germany

Italy

Netherlands

Poland

Slovakia

Spain

Sweden

Vatican City

China

Hong Kong

Singapore

Thailand

Vietnam

Austraila

New Zealand