Best Gift to Myself Ever!

One of the many perks of being a Peace Corps volunteer is that at the end of your service the government gives you a check, something they call a “readjustment allowance.” Basically this money is supposed to help you settle back into regular life. For someone who has been living on a salary of roughly $250 dollars a month for the last two years, this allowance is a big step in the right direction, but definitely not something to live off of.

However, I decided I want to treat myself to something, and one things I have been wanting for a few years now is a nice camera. I had taken a couple semesters of photography classes in high school and really enjoyed it. I had wanted to pursue it but, other things had always seemed to be getting in the way. I had always been a little jealous of my sister, who had followed through with this hobby and continued classes through the years, and her Nikon. So I decided to follow in her footsteps and get the newer version of the same camera she has, the Nikon D3200

I have only had it for a about a week now and am still going through the User’s Manual but, I definitely think I have made the right decision. This also means lots of fun photography posts to come. But, I have realized that those photography classes I took have gotten lost somewhere in my brain and I definitely need a refresher course, luckily there are things like Pinterest to help me with that, without spending a lot of money.

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