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I'm Gennean, a writer, photographer, and virtual assistant based in the San Francisco Bay Area.  I love Jesus, a good cup of tea, everything Harry Potter, and I'm all about keeping it real.  I specialize in portrait and travel photography and am passionate about capturing the wild, beautiful, and real moments of life.

 

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» It's Friiiiiday 🙌🏼 so I wanted to hop on for a quick #fridayintroductions to share some fun facts about ya girl, and I'm dubbing this the "nerdy and proud" edition... let's goooo! ⇣ — Harry Potter has been my jam since I was literally 10 years old when the second book came out because, fun fact, I read the second book first because I was a small child who didn't realize it was a series🙄 I also consider HP World - both Orlando and Hollywood - the happiest places on earth⚡️ — I also have an extensive love for Stranger Things and the MCU and DC Universe. I'm full of random facts about all of the above, which tends to impress my people considering I often can't remember basic ish 🕸 — I am 100% determined to check one of my big life goals next summer and attend ComicCon🤞🏼 Question is: will I cosplay? and if I did, who would I be? ⇣ There's so much more about my nerdiness that would impress the pants off y'all, but I'll save it for another day. And now I have to know: ARE YOU MORE OF A MARVEL OR DC FAN, AND WHY?💥
» I've been working on applying this quote to my life for a while, but never more so than right now. I feel like there are so many good and exciting things on the horizon, yet I'd be lying if I said I wasn't realllll tired at the moment... but man, I can't even imagine the regret I might feel if I quit right now because of it. So I'm choosing to rest and to press on, because I'm absolutely convinced that beyond every hurdle is so much glory✨ I can't help but want to also share this quote with those of who might be feeling tired, worn down, spent, or overwhelmed right now. I don't know your situation, and I won't pretend to, but as someone who has and does wrestle through bouts of depression, I want to say: please, if you're tired, don't quit. The world needs you and your love and your magic more than you know, and I believe that with every ounce of my being. ⇣ REAL TALK: I just posted a new blog sharing more of my experience with melancholy and depression — feel free to check it out #linkinprofile 💻 gennean.com/blog
» Munich, I love you and your pretzels 🥨 and radlers🍺, but I'm most thankful for the quiet moments you've provided in which I've been able to b r e a t h e. What a gift — in the middle of this crazy journey — to be able to slow down and reflect on alllll that's happened over the last nine weeks, and to pray for all that's to come in the next nine. What a wild adventure; what an extravagant gift🌿
» Feeling v grateful for slower days here in Munich, for the ability to work a bit while I travel, and for friends who encourage me to do more of what I love✨ Speaking of, I'm working on some blog posts this week and want to know: is there anything YOU want to know about my life or travels? Leave a comment below! 💻
» Forever dreaming I'm back here swimming in these crystal blue waters, feeling so wild and free✨ God is showing me a lot on this trip — more of His heart and my own bents, gifts, and desires — and the common thread throughout is f r e e d o m: freedom from who I think I should be or what I think I should have figured out, and freedom to step more into the beautiful unknown of who I was made to be. It's amazing and challenging and worth absolutely everything. And I hope that you feel that freedom, too — to let go of any preconceived ideas and step confidently into who you were made to be. I'm cheering you on 🙌🏼
» Sometimes you set off on a grand adventure hoping for a revelation, but what you end up with is the memory of something familiar. Maybe we complicate this "calling" thing — the thing we spend so much time searching to understand — and maybe what or where we're supposed to be is as simple and profound as fully being right where we are. This trip is, in many ways, my grand adventure, and what I'm gathering is that my Father doesn't care so much about where I am or what I'm doing, but rather how I'm pursuing Him and how I'm loving others. And this gives me a massive sense of freedom to step into "what's next," wherever that brings me✨