Intermittent Professional Vagrancy

Description:

I inadvertently became an emigrant at 21. Having just completed college I was terrified of the stigma associated with living in my mother's basement. So I went to a technical theater convention with a stack of resumes and handed them out to anyone who would take them. A Cruise ship company was the first to call me back so I jumped at the chance. I've been working as a lighting technician with them ever since. I'm now based in the South Pacific, last year I was in the Caribbean. I spend a lot of time living out of a suitcase so the things I take with me are hugely significant. I normally have my journal and a fountain pen, a good Bluetooth speaker, pictures of my family and friends and about 38 feet of string lights! But most important of all is my scarf; I never travel without it. I bought it as a freshman in college and it has been a scarf, a towel, a skirt, a wall hanging, a headscarf in several churches, a pillow on trains, a curtain over my bed or bunk, a backpack and a handbag! It's been to every country I have and more than anything else represents my many journeys.

Location:

Fiji

Format:

image

Collections:

Europeana Foundation

Content partner:

Europeana Foundation

Availability:

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