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i went to mexico and lived in a casita in a fresa neighborhood.
i ate lots of fruits and corn-based food. also carnitas y chorizos y huitlacoche.
i got a wedding proposal but i fell in love with public transportation instead.
allison, molly, and i climbed the pyramids in the pouring rain. we were the dynamic travel trio.
we ate some delicious (fresh & organic) two dollar meals. got hooked on agua de mango.
people on the street said we were "bien ricas" because we wore nice dresses around
but that was because we couldn't afford to do laundry. we were bien pobres.
but that didn't stop us. we walked with peacocks and xoloitzcuintle.
i came back from mexico and no one thought i was cool/exotic/foreign.
$20 lunches seemed normal again. i made some guacamole. i went to my first baseball game.
went to church every sunday. read a lot of books. i got two jobs.
i went on mini adventures. re-made old friends. tried to make art.
learned to listen to people. paid attention more. swam in a lake. bfd 07. got curly hair.
realized i need to not do everything all at once. i don't want to be afraid to daydream
because i have too much to do. my dream job should include cool conversations with people.
i realized that i am shy sometimes. but i like meeting people and listening to them.
everyone has stories. my dream hobby is to travel everywhere and take lots of photos and write about it.
for now, i need to pack to go back to school.
i don't know why there is always something i need to get done.
i don't think i let life give me a break. i might be a bridesmaid next year. i am probably going to singapore, thailand, malaysia, and more!
i should get a job. but i just want to sit down and read and write and draw and clean and think and dream.
i also want to bother tomato batman more. summer wasn't what i expected. but i think it was good. i feel good.
i am ready to go back. well, not physically. i still have to pack. |
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better never to have met you in my dream than to wake and reach for hands that are not there.
--otomo no yakamochi
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trying to bake the most perfect pizza
driving to the beach to eat a sugary bunny cake
taking a photograph at a photography exhibit
watching snowflakes settle on flower petals (in april)
listening to sunshine lollipops & rainbows
capturing the five seconds of silence in midst pouring rain
taking the colorquiz that tells me what i already know
(over-imaginative and given to fantasy or day-dreaming.
longs for interesting and exciting things to happen
and wants to be admired for her charm.
able to achieve satisfaction through sexual activity
but is inclined to be emotionally withdrawn,
which prevents her from becoming deeply involved.
the fear that she may be prevented from achieving
the things she wants leads her into a relentless search
for satisfaction in the pursuit of illusory activities)
i need to be on my way to morelia now
i am sitting like a rock here in the land of all things colonial
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