If I could be two places at once I’d be a) exactly where I am now (Chicago) and b) the Dominican Republic (surprised I didn’t answer Texas?). It’s been almost two years since I went to the DR for the first time on a mission trip. The experience left me so changed, I quit my insurance job exactly one month later just so I could move to the DR on a more permanent basis. My acceptance into grad school cut my time there short, but I can’t help but think that I would be there now if I hadn’t decided to pursue journalism and a higher education.

My good friend Cara (and DR roomie) just recently started a DR blog (carajanewelch.wordpress.com), which is the reason I’ve decided to drift down memory lane. Since her last blog post, I’ve been reflecting on my life here in the states, half wishing that I could be back in the DR with all those people who need help. I love where I am at right now, but it’s hard to see the good that I’m producing in a real, tangible way.

Nick Thune…

I overheard the following comment the other day regarding social media: “Personally, I think those things are just fads.”

The comment came from a fellow journalist, and I couldn’t help but think that this person is a) living in an alternate reality, and b) may soon find themselves without a job.

This is a promo video I created for the new Chicago Home + Garden redesign (May/June 2009 Issue). New logo, new look, better magazine.

I have to share one more animation that I thought was too awesome to keep to myself.
Firekites – AUTUMN STORY – chalk animation from Lucinda Schreiber on Vimeo.