¡Hola! Welcome to the Bohemian Diaries! I’m Jessica Janoski, a travel photojournalist hailing from Minneapolis, MN and currently gallivanting around Bolivia where I live in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. I take it you’re interested in learning a thing or two about me, here’s what you need to know:
THE BLOG
The Bohemian Diaries was born on the road somewhere between the beaches of Nicaragua and the depths of the Peruvian Amazon during my six-month travels through Central and South America in 2012. It began as a trip chronicle but truth be told, the backpacking lifestyle didn’t leave much energy for immediately reliving my experiences here on the web.
What you see now is a collection of my travel images past and present, current photography projects, and plenty of learn-it-from-me expat moments while I now call Bolivia home. It’s an eclectic mix of the professional with the personal.
THE PERSONALITY
Speaking of the personal, regardless of where I am in the world you will find me behind the camera, capturing the essence and culture of each place through a series of stories. Viewing the world from behind my lens is the most rewarding journey I have taken. It’s my passion and I’m fortunate to say I’m living my dream. Additionally, I’m the world’s worst snorkeler, a bookworm, curry-enthusiast, and Zumba junkie highly addicted to squats and booty shakes.
THE PROFESSIONAL
I earned a B.A. in journalism from the University of Minnesota, concentrating in visual communication. The majority of my career has been with newspapers, having only recently left the newsroom for the “glamorous” life as a freelancer to pursue photography and my curiosity of social media. I dabble in print design and have been known to sit and stare at HTML code for hours with various projects.
STILL CURIOUS? START HERE TO LEARN MORE:
- Interview with A Broad, Abroad Podcast
- 26 Travel Experiences I Am Grateful For
- Opening up with the Liebster Award
36 comments
The Best!!! So full of life linda!!
A lovely person with a brilliant future! Also the cutest couple ever! Very creative and incredible shots! Big soul and heart!
Definitely an excellent professional and person!
Aww Victor! Você é o melhor! So happy to have spent a week with you and we can’t wait to come visit!
Nice blog! Loving the layout, did you design it yourself? Let us know if you’d like to do a guest post exchange sometime!
Thanks, Christine! I edited a template and it will always be a labor of love 🙂 We should definitely do an exchange, I’ll send an email in the near future. Cheers!
This is beautiful place you’ve created here!!!
Thanks, Liv!!
Hey lady! Looks like your personal site was hacked?… I was trying to find an email for you! Can you send me an email to my account? Thanks! 🙂
Thanks for bringing it to my attention, it’s a mess! Emailing you right now, thanks again Valerie 🙂
Dearest Jessica,
I have recently started following your blog and I love it already! That is why you are one of my nominees for the Liebster Award. Its an online award and you basically nominate blogs that you love and thing should be introduced to a wider public 😉 here is the link to the post in which I nominated you, I also added a link to your blog.
Lots of love,
Yara
Thanks so much, Yara! Apologies for not having seen this a little earlier but I will definitely check out your post! I participated in a Liebster Award a while back…check it out here! http://www.thebohemiandiaries.com/opening-liebster-awards/
Hi Jessica! I love your website and nominated you for the One Lovely Blog Award! Keep up the good word and so glad I found your wonderful blog! http://therovingblonde.wordpress.com/2014/11/18/one-lovely-blog-award/
Thanks so much, Catherine! Going to check it out right now and happy to have you following along with The Boho Diaries!! 🙂
Dear Jessica – thanks for all the info on your blog – it helps me planning my future travels….Currently I am an expat in Cuenca, Ecuador where I live and work as a professor at the Universidad de Cuenca…I am also passionate traveler; after Galapagos, EC coast, Quito, Guay, Colombia and Peru I am ready for Bolivia…I am gathering info on B and your blog is great…maybe one time we can meet in B or Cuenca and I can show you around….and we can talk about being journalist, traveller and polyglot….Thanks again for a great info…my email is:
Hi Jessica! I just found your blog through twitter, and am excited to follow along. I’m a Minnesotan as well, living in Sweden at the moment. I tried to comment on the Pinterest board “travel bloggers tell all” to join but can’t seem to be able to. When you get a chance, can you add me on there? Thanks & Happy travels!
Hey Samantha! Nice to meet you via the interwebs 🙂 Sweden sounds AMAZING! What are you up to over there?! I will definitely add you to the Pinterest group if I haven’t already. Thanks for following along and I’m off to check out your travel tales right NOW! Cheers!
Hey Jessica,
I was offered a job teaching at an international school in Santa Cruz and when I was searching for expats in Santa Cruz you came up! I came onto your blog to find an email address because, as a fellow traveling chick from the Midwest I thought you might have some pretty good insight to living in the city.
Would love to talk to you about your experience!
-Sarah
Hi Sarah! Thanks for getting in touch with me! I’d love to chat with you about life in Santa Cruz and will send you an email shortly 🙂 Ya hablamos!
Hi Jessica! I’m currently also offered two international school jobs in Bolivia, one in La Paz and the other in Santa Cruz. I’m so completely torn. Could you talk to me about what you like or dislike about both cities/places? They seem so difficult to compare because they are so different! Please feel free to email me.
Hi Stephanie! What an exciting and difficult choice! I’ll send you an email right away, thanks for reaching out! Jess
Hi! I’d love to be added to your travel blogger tell all on pinterest. I’m also headed to Peru soon so I’ll be looking at your posts. Happy Travels!
Hey Jennifer, you’ve been added to the group! Thanks for stopping by and following along 🙂
I just discovered your blog and I love it! Spanish translation captured our hearts 🙂 I am looking forward to read your stories! Besos
So sweet! Gracias Maja!! Saludos querida.
Hi! Please could you add me to your Travel Blogger Tell All group board on Pinterest. I run a dessert and travel blog @ http://www.flavoursandfrosting.com and live in Spain! Thanks!!
Just saw that you retweeted me and came to check out your blog… I’m so excited to meet a fellow Gopher in the travel blogging world! ?
Go Gophers! Thanks for stopping by, I am rooting for you with your travel competition!
Hi Jessica, I’m the editor of http://coolofthewild.com/ and I wonder if you are able to add me to your Travel Bloggers Tell All group on Pintrest? We feature some great outdoor travel and adventure stories as well loads of other info about fun stuff to do in the outdoors. Thanks heaps!
Hi Jessica! Found your site while searching for jobs with American companies in Santa Cruz. LOL! Not exactly what I was looking for but your blog was so wonderfully put together that it gives me hope about my situation here in Santa Cruz. I recently moved here 1 month ago. Originally from California, with Colombia roots. Despite all that, I’m going through a bit of a culture shock! Your advice on this blog gives me hope that I’ll get through the rough patch.
That’s so kind of you to say, Monica! I struggled quite a bit for the first 4-5 months to adapt and feel comfortable here but rest assured, it gets easier. If you want to go for a coffee or grab some horneados I would love to meet up! Stay in touch and hang in there!
Hi, Jessica. Do you still live in Santa Cruz? My wife, daughter, and I are moving to SC in July to begin teaching at an international school. If you’re there and have the time, I’d love to begin a correspondence. You seem to get to know places much as we would like too.
Hi Roberto! Yes, I still live here in Santa Cruz! I’d love to help you out and answer any questions, I have many friends that work at the international school here (and I myself give Zumba classes at one of the schools) so please feel free to reach out through email and we can stay in touch!
You have done well. I am really proud of you 🙂
Just seeing this comment now, thank you! Hope all is well ?
Hi was trying to find where to request to be added to your pinterest group, “Travel Bloggers Tell All’.
I am currently an expat living in S. Korea traveling the Asia Pacific area.
Thank you,
Karen
@ http://www.thoughtsinthebreeze.com
Hi, Karen! I can definitely add you to the group! You should receive the invite shortly 🙂 Thanks for reaching out and happy travels!