Day 1 was a complete success! It started off a little rough because my mind was on my mother and how I wish I could share my excitement with her. It started off a little rough because I was in an unfamiliar crowd and although the faces seemed friendly, I was very uncomfomfortible. After getting to know my fellow passengers, my fear subsided. My roommate is an amazing photographer and person based out of New York and knowing that I could turn to him really helped during the times where I began to feel anxious.

The first presentation was by Michael George, a talented photographer based out of Brooklyn. He spoke about a couple of projects he had recently completed and about being featured by NatGeo (which is an amazing honor). After his presentation, I spoke with him and my friend Jeffrey about the autism project and they really helped me clear some of the fog that was blocking my creative process.

Currently, we're about 8 hours into our 17ish hour train ride to Chicago! I can't wait to share tomorrow with you guys! Oh - and I took a portrait of Christian Watson (@1924US) that's gonna kickass!

Until tomororw!

The set up of the #PassportExpress was absolutely amazing! Also - that's my roommate, Mat!

Awesome light while waiting on the #PassportExpress to take off!

The conversation between creatives aboard the #PassportExpress make the trip all worth it!