One of the main reasons I moved back to California, more specifically to my hometown, was to take care of my brother. I knew I was going to need a community of people to pull it off. It doesn’t hurt that Grass Valley is significantly more affordable than the bay area. However, the rural high school in my hometown wasn’t able to provide the services we needed to support Dominic. This is common problem for families with deaf children. Luckily, our friends who lived in the county over, the same one we needed to live in for him to attend school, had a roommate move-out and offered to have us move-in -- giving us two rooms in their home.
Read morePortland a Short Recap
A couple months ago, Dominic and I jumped in the car and headed to Portland, OR. I hadn't been to the city since my my move to Pittsburgh, PA three years prior. Portland is such an amazing city, not only are there unique fun restaurants, bars, arcades and the usual meanderings of any great city, there is also amazing North Western scenery and nature to be had.
Here's a little video we put together and I hope there will be a lot more to come in the new year!
Read moreGeocaching Adventure
With my brother Dominic being deaf and only 15, finding activities that everyone enjoyed during his visit was challenging. We spent most of the weekend taking photos, it became a visual middle ground that mitigated some of language barriers.
Read morePittsburgh Biennial
Above are images from the Pittsburgh Biennial opening at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts. There are a wide range of organizations participating in the biennial- everything from the Mattress Factory to the Downtown galleries.
Read moreCamping Part II
Here are the last of my Los Angeles travel pics.
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