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Kuala Lumpur: A Place of Many Firsts

February 2, 2019 by trouncingaround Leave a Comment

Monsoon Season You have not experienced Southeast Asia until you have heard the sky open up on top of a market of corrugated metal roofs during monsoon season. That was the introduction that Kuala Lumpur yielded me. The mood of the Petaling street market changed, time to hunker down for an hour to keep […]

Penang: A Food Paradise, Malaysia

December 15, 2018 by trouncingaround 1 Comment

The Journey My hips twisted to balance as I focused on keeping my feet planted, surfing with the movement of the train on the tracks. I was too intrigued to sit during the ride from Kuala Lumpur to Penang. I tried not to fumble my camera lenses as I switched them then held my camera […]

Who is Trouncing Around?

Katie Sylvest freelances from her cabin desk overlooking the divide of Colorado.

She rode a temperamental horse through Cuba in hopes of understanding political tension before Trump cut ties there. She was surprised at the lack of sustainability practices when photographing wildlife in Costa Rica. A slew of interviews in the Balkans changed her outlook on war and human rights.

Katie traveled to Iraqi Kurdistan this year to uncover the truths about disputed lands and rights of nomadic Kurds.

Update: She is currently spending her summer following her nose on the trail of a story on the road in remote Alaska.

She has published two pieces so far. With more in the works:

“Not Iraq, Kurdistan” April 25, 2019

“Factoring College Decision Making Maturity: A Case Study of College Bound Students and How They Made Their Choices” March 19, 2015

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