I don’t get to see my brother very often, and it’s been about 6 years since he has been back to Maine, but this past summer he made a trip over. It was nice to see him and hang out – so I took a few photos for my contact list (in Pizza Hut). Good times, it was nice to hang...

I am posting this one separately because I think it's a perfect example of our summer staff. Mullen was having a lot of fun with this stick horse (or I told her to make pretend she was riding it, but either way!)

At the end of the summer at Upward Bound we have a banquet for the Bridge students (students who will attend college in the fall). It is normally held at the Penobscot County Country Club. It's a pretty nice venue, so I snapped a few shots of us all looking swanky along with a few dinner shots.

Having photos for your contacts in your phone is very important, so when a few friends were over I wanted to get some good “you’re calling me” photos. I got the best one of Beth (above), and it’s still the same one! Trudy is hiding in the back (being cute as always)....

This past summer, we were filming a series of parodies for our end of the summer video - and Kelsi decided to take the oversized trike for a spin (this was for a Saw parody). She had quite a good time.

This summer, we did a tattoo workshop. Autumn & Krystal came in to show the students how tattoos are done, offer some tips on getting a tattoo, and did a demonstration (as well as did temporary tattoos!). It was a great time (with some rather hilarious moments - but when isn't it, when you get all of us together!). It was a great workshop all around!

I am only 25, yet I feel like I have the best job in the entire world and work with the most amazing people. I truly feel lucky for those around me and the opportunities that I have received. Given this isn’t my career yet, but I am working on that and I really hope I am always...