This is me in the beautiful garden patch that Emma Dajska’s grandmother tends to in Sopot. For those of you who aren’t familiar with Poland, Sopot is a beautiful resort town on the Baltic Sea. While I was visiting we decided to combine our creative forces and do a little pressed flower DIY. 

This was in June, towards  the end of my challenging Fulbright year, and it was so nice to walk along the shore together. Emma feels passionately about being close to the water, as do I. Though it was too cold to swim, and her camera refused to photograph anything but blackness, we had the most wonderful time. Here’s one of her collages from her recent Rookie piece about her water-love. 

Emma Dajska Fulbright Poland Rookie Mag