Florida

I was maybe two weeks into my internship in the Florida State University Sports Information office when one of the Graduate Assistants asked me if I could help out at football practice.  “I hate to even ask,” he said, “you’d have to stay late and [Read more…]

Growing up in a place like Florida, adventure is never far away. Just within the confines of my little neighborhood, I could spend entire summer afternoons lost in exciting explorations; catching tadpoles in the creek and riding bikes with friends.  But no adventure compared to [Read more…]

In 1994, I was ten years old and had lived my entire life in this sleepy little fishing village on the Northeast Florida coast called St Augustine. In my very narrow worldview, I was under the impression that every town contained bits of historic lore [Read more…]

A few years ago, back when I still worked at the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum, I was training my summer intern on giving tours when I spotted a familiar face in the courtyard. I couldn’t quite remember where I knew this woman from, [Read more…]