i met ric in his first few hours in kathmandu. a group of friends and i were at sam’s in thamel catching up when in walked ric in his flannel and hat. i don’t really remember how it happened but he ended up joining our little gang and i am so glad he did.
when i get asked who the most interesting person i met along my journey was, ric is often the first person that comes to my mind. not only are his photos incredible {honestly there are not words to describe just how wonderful they are}, but he’s got crazy cool stories from all over the world too {soccer in uganda, malaria somewhere in africa, motorcycles in nepal, protests in the middle east, everest . . . you name it!}
he’s an incredibly genuine and talented individual.
i cannot wait for ric to come back to nc and teach me how to take a decent photo one of these days. . . i honestly could stare at them all day. . .
here are some of ric’s impossibly good photos from his past year abroad and his alphabet:
ambition: do things, hate them, realize i loved them, do them somewhere else
bad habit: doing things, hating them, then realizing i loved them
city: chelmsford, uk though seem to spend more time in memory cities in my head so i could be anywhere
drink: lots of beer, to a lesser extent, african gin
education: bachelor of science degree in real estate management and law, member of the royal institution of chartered surveyors, watch a lot of csi
food: love meat, hate fruit
guilty pleasure: jurassic park
hometown: chelmsford, uk
ice cream: vanilla, with a twix in it
jonesing for: no idea what this means? what i would like? someone to share adventure with who is as mad as me
kryptonite: is this what is bad for me? four walls. my weakness? things in the distance
look-a-like: my brother once said peruvian footballer nolberto solano, that’s all I have ever had
movies: i only really watch bad movies as I find them more entertaining. good movies-wise, i like gangs of new york more than most
nicknames: rd, ricky d . . .very dull
obsessions: scotland, hills, carrie-anne moss, things no one does, comfortable pillows
perfume: no
quirk: almost everything
regrets: not seeing the gorillas in congo… next time
starbucks: never been
talent: being nothing like anyone
university: anglia ruskin
vacation: anywhere that lets me be me
wine: beer
x: x my hiking boots, summited 5 mountains, not waterproof, don’t work on wet ground but my best friends
years: twenty-eight gone past far too quickly
zen: mountain roads, double beds, escaping into someone’s eyes, standing in the middle of conflict
GRACE FARSON 