Procrastination Station

I'm supposed to be writing 3 reflective essays from my experience at the NESA Spring Educator's Conference in Bangkok last month. It's a painful process... not having written much lately, I'm having terrible writer's block! Soooooo, what do you do when your brain won't cooperate, and the mounting stress you are experiencing is becoming absolutely palpable because you procrastinated (as usual!) and put this miserable task off to the last minute??? Well, do anything, but what you should to be doing! I decided to edit a few more pictures from our adventure in the Ubud Monkey Forest... =)


I absolutely love this little guy, and the tenderness of this moment with his mama...





I cannot wait to share more images from our stay in breath-taking Bali... =)

Now, back to the beastly essays I go. {insert disgusted sigh here} I definitely need to write more. Hmmm, like maybe on my poor, neglected blogs? It shouldn't be this hard!

Shehadeh Family

Maha and I worked together in the grade 2 team our first year in Dubai. She has since moved schools. Interestingly enough, we are still working together, as I am tutoring one of my former students who is now her pupil! I am finding it more and more interesting how connections form and change as you go through life...
We were so excited when Maha contacted us to take portraits of her beautiful family. (Just a little side note: I am in awe of this family's eyes- each and every one of them has the most striking set of peepers- seriously gorgeous!) The Shehadeh's showed up in such rich shades of blues and purples... just perfect for the beach. We spent a relaxed evening strolling through the sand and documenting their interactions- and the boys sweet soccer skills;). We even found some spikey sea life to include in the photos!

Ashley

Ashley contacted me about taking some portraits to update her modeling portfolio. We met at Safa park, just as the sun began it's daily descent to the horizon. Bathed in a soft, golden glow, we meandered casually through the park, chatting about Ashley's college plans, art (she is interested in working in computer animation- like Finding Nemo stuff- how cool is that?!?!), modeling, and our Valentine's Day plans (yes, I'm still that far behind on posts!). Lots of good girl talk! Thank you so much, Ashley for allowing me to take a small part in your creative journey. Best of luck to you in all your artsy endeavours!

Aya

Aya is yet another talented and lovely soon-to-be graduate at ASD. Deep, sooty clouds were forming as I drove to the beach to meet Aya for her senior portrait session. Luckily, just was we started shooting, the sky opened up, and the most gorgeous light beams streamed radiantly through the darkness. Within moments the angry clouds faded, leaving the most wonderfully moody washed-out sky as our backdrop.







































Aya's good friend joined us for the shoot, and hung out just over my shoulder to make sure that Aya was smiling "normally." They were so cute! I love seeing sweet friends together!











I think she did a great job... seriously, look how gorgeous Aya AND her smile are!!!




Thank you, Aya, for asking me to document such a special milestone in your life! Best of luck to you in all your future adventures!