got out and about, saw a little bit of the capital city here in moldova. it reminds me so much of a trip i took to bulgaria a year or two ago, especially the older men playing chess in the park. it’s really scenic here, way more beautiful than i expected. so much life and architecture and rolling, green hills. we also got to meet some of the kids from the orphanage. you can read about it on the sweet sleep blog. look foward to the action shots coming tomorrow! hannahelaine

we made it! 10 of us set out from nashville yesterday at 1pm and are getting here to the house in chisinau, moldova at about the same time, 24 hours later. here’s my favorite part: we have wireless internet!! this means i’ll be able to keep up with my blog a little easier. here are some random travel photos from both sides of the ocean… and below is a photo of the airport in chisinau, the capital of moldova. these old taxi drivers were pretty awesome. keep coming back, more and better photos to come! hannahelaine

some people have excess amounts of cash. i’ve never pretended to be one of those people. unfortunately, most equipment needed for my career of choice can be more than a little harmful to my bank account. here’s a perfect example of something awesome that can cost (seemingly) millions of dollars:  because of this conundrum, i’ve more than once chosen the do-it-yourself (diy) route when it comes to photography gear. here’s an experiment-turned-sucess (an idea i stole from David Tejada’s blog). ghetto, i know. but the masses want to know…does it work?? i used my piece of magic on a shoot with birgitta yesterday, take a look… lemme know what you…