Mote Marine Lab & Aquarium

Yesterday I spent the day working from Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium in Sarasota – my first time visiting the facility. If you've read my archived Nat Geo WILD posts, you may remember that Mote assisted with several of my whale shark pieces (including this one on tagging and tracking sharks and this one on the Great Migrations website.)

Mote was gracious to host me and my friend Katy for an inspiration day, as I'm currently gathering content for some new clients (three cheers for *new* clients!). Since Mote was founded in 1955, the facility has become known as a leader in marine science research. Katy and I were fortunate to go behind-the-scenes at many of the exhibits, talk with animal trainers and husbandry experts first-hand, and photograph the animals up-close-and-personal!

I'd love to share with you a few photos from our visit, if you'd like to take a peek?

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My Wanderfly Travel Video!

Remember that video shoot I had a few weeks ago in Central Park? Well, here it is! In the video above, I share about my ecotour expedition to Malaysia for Wanderfly's webisode series Wanderstories. Wanderfly is an NYC-based travel company that specializes in travel inspiration based on your interests and budget. This was one of the few times I've done on-camera work, and I was really happy with how Wanderfly edited my photos, words, and video all together. The editor worked really hard on it, and he did a great job! Thanks for checking it out, and I hope it makes you want to visit Borneo! :)

Chicken Class

As part of my ongoing challenge to learn lots of random new things, I took a Brooklyn Brainery class last night on chicken ownership. I know, I live in Manhattan and won't be buying chickens anytime soon. But my sister has chickens and, well, I'm a writer after all, so who knows when this info might come in handy? Here are some things I learned...

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Programming Languages Class

This year I challenged myself to learn some new things. Random stuff, helpful skills, whatever. So yesterday I took a two-hour class on computer programming languages at Brooklyn Brainery...

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