http://www.lightstalkers.org/ashley_e__smith "I've always had to run I don’t know just why Desire slowly smoking Under the midwest sky There's something waiting out there That says I've got to try But I can feel the thunder Underneath my feet I sold my soul for freedom It's lonely but it's sweet." i'm no sorority sweetheart, no wilting flower. i like the wind blowing through my hair. i want to see the world with my own eyes, and making mirrors of my eyes, show the world what i see. there is beauty. there is tragedy. that’s life, and i want as much of it as I can get. Although I recieved a BA in Anthropology and Gender Studies from Franklin and Marshall College in Pennsylvania, I call my international, boarding high school--Loomis Chaffee-- my alma mater. I studied abroad in New Zealand and hope one day to retire there. I wrote my senior thesis on the Hopi after living on their reservation for a month thanks to a grant. I am currently finishing my last assignments for an MA in Photojournalism from Boston University, which was interrupted by a near death experience and it's recovery time. I hope to use my writing and photographic skills to work with and learn about different world cultures and communities, and hopefully do some good; there are so many people who could use it. en-us <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/186210/Black-and-white_small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/186210'></a> Tue, 20 Nov 2007 22:06:57 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/186210 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/186207/51191885306_0_ALB_small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/186207'></a> Tue, 20 Nov 2007 22:06:50 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/186207 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/186204/62339362307_0_ALB_small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/186204'></a> Tue, 20 Nov 2007 22:05:12 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/186204 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/186201/40748012407_0_ALB_small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/186201'></a> Tue, 20 Nov 2007 22:05:07 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/186201 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/186198/47599624307_0_ALB_small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/186198'></a> Tue, 20 Nov 2007 22:04:59 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/186198 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/186195/36599624307_0_ALB.jpg2_small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/186195'></a> Tue, 20 Nov 2007 22:04:53 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/186195