https://lauraraquel.com/aboutme/https://lauraraquel.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/373024_228844760574649_487600364_n.jpgLaura Rauqel2020-01-20T23:07:28+00:00weekly0.6https://lauraraquel.com/wanderlust/https://lauraraquel.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/img_8962.jpgIMG_8962Manhattan, NYhttps://lauraraquel.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/img_0739.jpgIMG_0739New York Cityhttps://lauraraquel.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/img_3080.jpgIMG_3080Japanhttps://lauraraquel.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/img_3075.jpgIMG_3075Budapest, Hungaryhttps://lauraraquel.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/img_2979.jpgIMG_2979Johannesburg, South Africahttps://lauraraquel.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/img_3704.jpgIMG_3704Barcelona, Spainhttps://lauraraquel.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/img_2932.jpgIMG_2932Cape Town, South Africahttps://lauraraquel.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/img_2213.jpgIMG_2213Dunedin, New Zealandhttps://lauraraquel.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/img_0056.jpgIMG_0056Fredericksburg, VAhttps://lauraraquel.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/img_1238.jpgIMG_1238Sydney, Australia2020-01-20T22:50:35+00:00weekly0.6https://lauraraquel.com/2016/07/15/my-summer-to-do-list/https://lauraraquel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_45371.jpgIMG_4537https://lauraraquel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_4537.jpgIMG_45372016-07-15T16:47:05+00:00monthlyhttps://lauraraquel.com/2014/12/08/how-to-make-friends-on-the-subway/2016-07-15T03:48:52+00:00monthlyhttps://lauraraquel.com/2015/05/20/forever-awkward-but-always-amused/https://lauraraquel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/334079_10150551450963386_1460143856_o.jpgAlwaysAwkward2015-05-20T19:45:06+00:00monthlyhttps://lauraraquel.com/2015/01/02/hello-2015/https://lauraraquel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/10891546_10152656431553386_3846892452924242348_n.jpg10891546_10152656431553386_3846892452924242348_nhttps://lauraraquel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/10801625_10152544208678386_6277006622794398126_n.jpg10801625_10152544208678386_6277006622794398126_nhttps://lauraraquel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/10686795_10152652989768386_7044050479136365492_n.jpg10686795_10152652989768386_7044050479136365492_nhttps://lauraraquel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/10626554_10152407079118386_3726377006203754763_n.jpg10626554_10152407079118386_3726377006203754763_nhttps://lauraraquel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/10615570_10152502046448386_3231911571221175703_n.jpg10615570_10152502046448386_3231911571221175703_nhttps://lauraraquel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/10513310_10152573810968386_5571270730712993511_n.jpg10513310_10152573810968386_5571270730712993511_nhttps://lauraraquel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/10469706_10152265467923386_8419734496969173051_n.jpg10469706_10152265467923386_8419734496969173051_nhttps://lauraraquel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/10447705_10152636172913386_6618448417926393725_n.jpg10447705_10152636172913386_6618448417926393725_nhttps://lauraraquel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/10407248_10152579284958386_8039442381284606714_n.jpg10407248_10152579284958386_8039442381284606714_nhttps://lauraraquel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/10350604_10152172582583386_5293286454299155733_n.jpg10350604_10152172582583386_5293286454299155733_n2015-01-02T06:30:34+00:00monthlyhttps://lauraraquel.com/2014/09/26/life-in-the-big-apple/https://lauraraquel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dsc0600.jpgNew Horizons View from Brooklyn Bridge Park of the Manhattan Skylinehttps://lauraraquel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/10710818_10152459428798386_5449567818449181741_n.jpgNYC Adventures2014-09-26T15:40:32+00:00monthlyhttps://lauraraquel.com/2014/05/14/a-brief-update-life-the-universe-and-everything/https://lauraraquel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/10270745_10152148052003386_5544071310796783206_n.jpg2014 GradGraduated from the University of Oklahoma with my masters in Professional Writing. Next step: NYC and getting a job in publishing.https://lauraraquel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/1969315_10152039882548386_2080852080_n.jpgWest CoastOne of my loves: the ocean. Even though the water was a little bit chilly, I couldn't help strolling in the water.https://lauraraquel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/1977480_10152042719408386_626901990_n.jpgDELICIOUS French ToastThis was absolutely the BEST FRENCH TOAST I have ever had. It was some sort of egg brioche that was then covered in frosted flakes and came with a vanilla bean sauce that was heavenly. The fruit was also a fantastic touch.https://lauraraquel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/1962748_10152041280523386_2029862879_n.jpgThe Getty CenterOne of the best museums I've been to. Such a glorious set of buildings and gardens. Every angle was interesting and engaging. I could have spent days at the Getty Center. So. Good.https://lauraraquel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/1901248_10152048164478386_396806224_n.jpgChinatown SanFranChinatown in San Francisco. I wandered down the streets before most places were open and it was nice to walk down the streets without very many other people. The emptiness was strangely soothing.https://lauraraquel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/1920158_10152050395098386_1540312359_n.jpgPacific Coast HighwayThis was on my journey up the California coast, I drove up the Pacific Coast Highway and got to this beach just in time to watch the sunset. The view was glorious.https://lauraraquel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/1780794_10152036267248386_559348043_n.jpgUrban Lights LAMy friend took me to this lights exhibit outside the LACMA. It was fantastically cool and I loved it.https://lauraraquel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/1613971_10152060392583386_1831471852_n.jpgPuterbaugh PhotoshootAndrés Neuman was the featured guest of the 2014 Puterbaugh Festival sponsored by World Literature Today. I got the chance to photograph the events and I was also invited to the photoshoot for the magazine cover. It was so cool.https://lauraraquel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/1621924_10152049003263386_1113578745_n.jpgGolden Gate BridgeYes, I am a tourist. And it was my first time seeing the Golden Gate Bridge in person. How could I not take pictures from every angle? I also walked halfway across before getting cold and tired and heading back (I had been up since 5:15am and it was already around 3-4pm when I got to the bridge. I was ready to rest.)https://lauraraquel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/1558566_10151899888158386_1585439187_n.jpgBudapest This was one of the interior courtyards of a building in Budapest. It looked perfectly ordinary from the outside, but once we went inside to visit one of the agencies we were greeted with this view. The only downside I can think is having to carry groceries up several flights of stairs. I would live here in a heartbeat.2014-05-15T04:06:09+00:00monthlyhttps://lauraraquel.com/2013/11/12/a-short-summary-of-my-new-york-city-trip/https://lauraraquel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/1459776_10151776933923386_1219985318_n.jpgDelicious Foodhttps://lauraraquel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/1395891_10151780498308386_31433404_n.jpgNYC Skylinehttps://lauraraquel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/1466226_10151786040023386_926571397_n.jpgThe Strand Bookstorehttps://lauraraquel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/1462842_10151786673718386_825750251_n.jpgGrand Central Stationhttps://lauraraquel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/1459923_10151783854233386_921188492_n.jpgTime Inc.https://lauraraquel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/1459734_10151785072363386_429788341_n.jpgThe Subwayhttps://lauraraquel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/1455928_10151788951913386_995645223_n.jpgGoodbye, NYC...I'll be back soon!https://lauraraquel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/1454545_10151783520488386_1447396223_n.jpgAtop the Empire State Buildinghttps://lauraraquel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/1426471_10151786823003386_1898065860_n.jpgThe Original Winnie the Poohhttps://lauraraquel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/1425649_10151787711763386_1002043698_n.jpgSailing in Central Park2013-11-12T21:57:51+00:00monthlyhttps://lauraraquel.com/2013/09/23/quiet-mornings-and-crossed-paths/https://lauraraquel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/530543_10151685550598386_284270003_n.jpgDoorway in Red2013-09-23T15:11:14+00:00monthlyhttps://lauraraquel.com/2013/09/21/slanted-reality/https://lauraraquel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/564539_10151683052123386_1557654832_n.jpgPuddle ReflectionSlanted reality - looking at the world from another direction.2013-09-21T16:46:03+00:00monthlyhttps://lauraraquel.com/2013/06/10/a-week-interning-in-indy-first-reflections/https://lauraraquel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/9413_10151495233743386_952117880_n.jpgSoldiers & Sailors Monument2013-06-10T17:57:38+00:00monthlyhttps://lauraraquel.com/2013/06/01/i-wish-i-could-freeze-time/2013-06-01T22:28:29+00:00monthlyhttps://lauraraquel.com/2013/05/29/indy-bound/2013-05-30T04:20:15+00:00monthlyhttps://lauraraquel.com/2013/05/17/in-which-i-need-to-do-all-the-things-i-avoided-while-in-school/2013-05-17T15:29:38+00:00monthlyhttps://lauraraquel.com/2013/03/05/note-to-my-future-self/2013-03-05T23:23:26+00:00monthlyhttps://lauraraquel.com/2013/02/20/my-morning-commute-snow-edition/https://lauraraquel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/morning-commute.jpgMorning Commute2013-03-01T13:10:12+00:00monthlyhttps://lauraraquel.com/2013/02/05/photo-of-the-day-sunset-from-another-angle/2013-02-05T14:41:03+00:00monthlyhttps://lauraraquel.com/2013/01/10/parallel-with-the-sparrow/https://lauraraquel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/20130_10151231959083386_599085576_n.jpgSeeping Light2013-02-07T18:40:12+00:00monthlyhttps://lauraraquel.com/2013/01/08/what-ive-been-doing-all-these-past-weeks-instead-of-blogging/2013-01-09T00:23:22+00:00monthlyhttps://lauraraquel.com/2012/12/04/a-conversation-with-a-three-year-old/2012-12-05T05:43:09+00:00monthlyhttps://lauraraquel.com/2012/11/19/photo-of-the-week-fall-trees/https://lauraraquel.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/374524_10151156677028386_804059308_n.jpgGorgeous fall leaves2012-11-20T03:26:28+00:00monthlyhttps://lauraraquel.com/2012/11/15/whoops-im-behind-again/2012-11-15T22:18:32+00:00monthlyhttps://lauraraquel.com/2012/11/13/photo-of-the-week-cream-shoes-and-navy-tights/https://lauraraquel.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/148429_10151151219733386_2039709353_n.jpgCream Shoes & Navy TightsTrying out some new color combos.2012-11-14T03:24:11+00:00monthlyhttps://lauraraquel.com/2012/11/10/what-happens-when-im-supposed-to-be-writing/https://lauraraquel.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/photo-on-2012-11-10-at-15-11.jpgFried Chicken on my mind...https://lauraraquel.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/189735_10151148612093386_1310644125_n.jpgFried ChickenA girl has to eat, right?2012-11-10T21:55:14+00:00monthlyhttps://lauraraquel.com/2012/11/04/why-i-dont-ask-my-father-for-photography-titles/2012-11-04T23:07:51+00:00monthlyhttps://lauraraquel.com/2012/11/01/word-of-the-day-beatitude-writing-prompt/2012-11-02T05:01:20+00:00monthlyhttps://lauraraquel.com/2012/11/01/nanowrimo-whos-with-me/https://lauraraquel.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/generic-180x180.jpgNational Novel Writing Month2012-11-02T05:02:52+00:00monthlyhttps://lauraraquel.com/2012/10/31/word-of-the-day-lily-livered-writing-prompt-5/2012-11-01T04:27:08+00:00monthlyhttps://lauraraquel.com/2012/10/24/word-of-the-day-delate-writing-prompt-4/2012-10-24T21:23:04+00:00monthlyhttps://lauraraquel.com/2012/10/22/word-of-the-day-acephalous-writing-prompt-3/2012-10-22T21:06:17+00:00monthlyhttps://lauraraquel.com/2012/10/04/so-true-happens-whenever-i-finish-an-ex/https://lauraraquel.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/yyqs-gif.jpegI finished my book. Now what?2012-10-22T01:01:33+00:00monthlyhttps://lauraraquel.com/2012/10/01/in-honor-of-banned-books-week/https://lauraraquel.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/yydi-jpg-gif.jpegRay Bradbury Quote2012-10-22T01:00:10+00:00monthlyhttps://lauraraquel.com/2012/10/21/word-of-the-day-recusant-writing-prompt-2/https://lauraraquel.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/screen-shot-2012-10-21-at-7-44-12-pm.pngWriting Prompt Feature Shot2012-10-22T00:48:41+00:00monthlyhttps://lauraraquel.com/2012/10/21/photo-of-the-week-blue-sky-and-clouds/https://lauraraquel.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/318767_10151118562308386_1493896227_n.jpgBlue Sky and CloudsOn my way home from church I snapped this glorious shot of the mottled blue sky.2012-10-21T19:38:26+00:00monthlyhttps://lauraraquel.com/2012/09/24/an-elvish-reading-from-j-r-r-tolkien/2012-09-24T18:50:37+00:00monthlyhttps://lauraraquel.com/2012/09/24/in-other-news-i-made-inception-cupcakes/https://lauraraquel.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/548042_10151079998713386_838340234_n.jpgInception Cupcakes2012-09-24T16:00:47+00:00monthlyhttps://lauraraquel.com/2012/09/23/word-of-the-day-pharisaic-writing-prompt-1/2012-09-23T20:02:55+00:00monthlyhttps://lauraraquel.com/2012/09/20/googles-sense-of-humor-and-the-lord-of-the-rings/https://lauraraquel.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/screen-shot-2012-09-20-at-9-20-41-pm.pngOne does not simply walk into Mordor...2012-09-21T02:35:11+00:00monthlyhttps://lauraraquel.com/2012/09/16/please-dont-psychoanalyze-my-dreams/https://lauraraquel.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/animal-pool-noodles.pngPool Noodle Animals2012-09-17T03:09:38+00:00monthlyhttps://lauraraquel.com/2012/09/15/that-awkward-first-post/https://lauraraquel.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_5570.jpgNothing to do with my post, just liked the picture.2012-09-17T06:58:20+00:00monthlyhttps://lauraraquel.comdaily1.02020-01-20T23:07:28+00:00