About Me

My name is Mei Xu and I'm a Sophomore at Lincoln High School. I've enjoyed art and design related subjects my whole life and I'm excited to be in Photography 3-4 this year. In my limited free time I like to paint, sketch, sew and read. I'm on the Lincoln Constitution Team 2018-2019 and coach for the Speech and Debate team.

This summer I branched out of my comfort zone and took the 2 and a half month period to discover my interests away from the pressures of people around me. I started my summer at Gear-heart Beach with the rest of the members on Constitution Team. Aside from frequently going out to the dainty cafes and enjoying the ocean breeze, we bonded together over sleepless nights, preparing essays and work.

Gear-heart Beach with Con Team

Most of my summer also played out in Seattle. In July, my good friend and I took a day trip alone to Seattle, taking off from the Portland Amtrak to the Seattle station. We spent our time in Seattle seeing the Harry Styles Live on Tour concert and making once in a life time memories.

Seattle Concert

My summer also consisted of lots of first times. I bought my first film camera and started shooting the streets and humans of Portland. It still amazes me how day trips from my house to the city center are captured on a small roll of film, turned into the 5 x 7 sheets of paper that I keep in a blue cloth album on top of my dresser.

Portland on Film by Me