After hearing about this project in class and reading the assignment sheet, I got the impression that this topic is fairly personal.  Keeping this in mind, I wanted to create a series that makes "sense" to me but not necessarily anyone else without explanation.  Once I went on Google Earth, I became inspired by the geometric feel of viewing an area from a distance, so I decided to create pieces that were made up of 4 images, each very simplified.  The first piece is "where I am from": I grew up in Spokane and have lived here all my life, so I decided to show some everyday scenes from me: the bus stop, the EWU pub, my house, and the STA Plaza.  The next piece, "where I have been" shows various coastal scenery.  My family has taken many vacations to the coast of Washington, so I chose to include 4 of my favorite beaches.  The top 2 images were rotated to make the image feel more connected with a blue line through the middle.  Finally, I have "where I would like to go."  Although I would enjoy to go to an exotic destination, I chose Montana: it's close to WA but a lot of my family used to live there.  I chose to include Whitefish, Polson, Missoula, and Glacier National Park as this is where my family has lived or vacationed to.  Although I have gone to Montana when I was younger, I never really had the chance to explore it.