Faculty and Staff Submissions 2024
Leribe, Lesotho (Southern Africa), January 2024
I call this photo "Two Paulinas." A USF staff member was leading students during a field trip as part of the Lesotho Global Health Immersion Program. The group met a friendly woman who was eager to greet us and asked everyone's name. When she learned that the staff member shared her own name she was joyful! This picture captures the openness of the people of Lesotho to strangers and their hopeful, appreciative outlook on life.
Petra, Jordan, October 2024
While recruiting international students for USF I took a break to find future Dons and see the sights.
Cairo, Egypt, October 2024
While recruiting international students for USF I took a break to find future Dons and see the sights.
Loutro, Crete, Greece, July 2024
Loutro is one of my favorite places on the island of Crete in Greece (the island where my father is from and where most of my family still lives). It is one of the places where I definitely feel the most at home and feel a sense of belonging since we are always surrounded by family and friends when we visit. With no cars allowed in this small village (only accessible by boat or by hiking!), it is so serene and peaceful---you can't help but feel relaxed when you visit!
Mtskheta, Georgia, August 2024
From the top of the Jvari monastery looking over the Kura river.
Dariali, Georgia, August 2024
A monk in the Dariali monastery reading alone in the library.
Sun-Moon Lake, Taiwan, August 2024
At Xuanguang Temple overlooking Sun Moon Lake. The relics of the Buddhist monk Xuanzang are enshrined here.
Hokkaido, Japan, August 2024
Flower fields at Biei, Hokkaido, Japan.
Svalbard Island (Northernmost part of the Earth), August 2024
When you get lucky and encounter a polar bears' family when you visit the Arctic.
Northern Thailand, January 2024
Volunteering at an elephant sanctuary where they rescue abused elephants.
Preikestolen (The Pulpit Rock), Norway, June 2024
My daughter and I hiked up to this precipice, 2000 feet above the Lysefjord.
Manchester, England, July 2024
A secret garden in the sky, Castlefield Viaduct parallel train tracks to inspire movement and journey.
Clare Island, Republic of Ireland, July 2024
Fences Smences. Sheep, sheep, sheep.
Stockholm, Sweden, April 2024
Some scenes from Stockholm, where I was giving a series of talks at area universities and NGOs and meeting with members of parliament.