Flamenco: Kristelle Monterrosa
Saturday night was a night of dancing, madness and magic. Kristelle and I connected on the web through Couchsurfing.com. Both new to LA, it was Kristelle who reached out and contacted me first. Saturday night I invited her to join my boyfriend, some of his friends and I for dinner. Kristelle crackled with a vibrant, [...]
Mixed Media Art: Clara Berta
I found Clara Berta and her art classes thanks to a ‘Google alert’ for “Los Angeles.” Curing With Los Angeles Painting Lessons | Comparing Fashion By Clara Berta Los Angeles Painting Lessons may cure you. Those who are weighed down by negative thoughts but cannot convey them in thoughts and words might be able to [...]
Trail Yoga by Deborah Bezanis
My friend Deborah, whom I met at the 2010 Copper Canyon Ultra-marathon in Urique, Mexico has just recently published a brief commentary that answers a common question about running… Congrats Deborah! Trail Yoga One runner’s answer to the age-old question: what are you running from? By Deborah Bezanis One of the last things a runner [...]
The Magic of Nature by Numbers
The beauty and magic of this video has entranced me. It animates me. I dance ballet… Nature by Numbers etereaestudios.com
Foto Flashback: Vietnamese Monk
I was just browsing through my Flickr account and musing over the collection of photos I’ve managed to gather throughout my years of travel… which led me to a thought: why not start regularly posting a random photo from the past? Hence the birth of Foto Flashback. This photo is a portrait of a Vietnamese [...]
MindScraps: From Backpacking to Flashpacking
“Transition” has been the word on my lips for the past several months. “I’m ready for a transition,” I say. “I DO NOT want to stop traveling but I’m ready to graduate to the next level. I loved my five years of budget backpacking – the experiences I’ve had, the people I’ve encountered, the life [...]
Beautiful Bubbles
Just an enchanting video of gigantic, magical bubbles…
Mind Scraps: Blogging Cures Blocked Bowels
Okay. This is getting absolutely ridiculous. But, it is proven through my own self-study: I don’t write/blog = my bowels get blocked. I do write/blog = my bowels function. Thus, I really need to find a way to get paid for my mental musings… MY HEALTH DEPENDS ON IT! Which, ultimately means, I need to [...]
Mind Scraps: Challenged to Become Divine Lovers?
A brief email from Caballo Blanco inspired me to respond with this: Challenges are the training ground for restoring us to become the divine, loving beings we are destined to be. Posting the quote as my status on Facebook (ironically enough if you see my prior post) instigated this: Me: I do believe I’m learning [...]
Mind Scraps: The DNA of Music… The Beginning of the End of Idolizing Talent?
Improvox is a new iPad application developed by the concert pianist Robert Taub and his company MuseAmi. Improvox came about after Mr. Taub tried to help his kids learn music. (New York Times) Amazing, exciting… and thought-provoking. So I’m seeing a trend here… this program which can turn a tone deaf crow into a harmonized [...]
Mind Scraps: A Bittersweet Farewell to My Dear Playa…
Before, thanks to my almost uncontainable excitement for the next step of my journey, I always managed to subdue the melancholy of a “goodbye.” But these past few life transitions these past couple of years have left me red-eyed and profoundly touched. I had to say goodbye to some truly remarkable people during my last [...]
Friendship Poem
For my birthday, a dear friend I met through Couchsurfing in Cancun wrote me the following: Lamneto mucho no estar hoy contigo en este dia tan especial…. Tu cumpleaños! So much I lament not being abel to be with you on this special day… your birthday! Aveces siento que eres un angel que vino a [...]
Mind Scraps: Frogs and Turtles, Princes and Princesses
“Do you have a notebook I could use,” I asked my friend Benny – Biologist Benny we call him. “Mine’s about filled up.” That’s when he offered me The Blue Day Notebook. He had just started using it, but insisted on giving it to me. It’s a cute little blue book with a cute little [...]
Dance Like No One is Watching…
Live like your last day Drink like its water Theres no tommorow And you think no one can hear you Raise your hands to be called on You know all the answers Your the most colourful thing that i’ve seen Your the most colourful thing that i’ve seen Your the most colourful thing that i’ve [...]
Mind Scraps: World Class Pro and Nothing Less!
What’s next?? Oh that seems to be the eternal question for me… Answer? Typical. I don’t know. BUT, I do know… it’ll be WORLD CLASS! Please enjoy the following quotes! Book: Guru “Within each of us is a NATURAL PATH. Someone who ALIGNS themselves 100% to their PATH finds an EXTRAORDINARY sense of FLOW and [...]
Back to Blogging with a Blast of Inspiration!
More than 75 days of blogging silence from yours truly. That’s… disappointing actually. But life has thrown me a few curve balls these past 2 1/2 months. You could say at least one of them smacked me dead center in the forehead… hence the proverbial “knockout” and “disappearing blog” act. During the silence, lots of [...]
Power Kite in Cancun
Just a few shots of my friend Benny who proves we can fly… Power Kite Flickr Album
Life of Luxe
Just an fyi: these beds are strewn about the beaches and restaurants here in the city I’m beginning to call home… Playa del Carmen. Jealous? Playa Del Carmen Flickr Album
Mind Scraps: Reverence Before the Radiant Sun
One morning a workmate at Traveo was enchanted by the sun. It was actually one of the workmates who ended up disappointing me, giving me much undeserved trouble. On this morning though, we had connected, shared and, together, marveled at the stunning radiance of the sun. Though the sky was blanketed in clouds her brilliance [...]
Mind Scraps: Shining From Within
You call it coincidence, I call it a small detail of an intricate plan. The following words from the Pillar today: I enjoy always your posts and pictures and am always hoping that foundation gets formed for you and that you are enjoying your journey. One thing that does strike me is that you so [...]
Mind Scraps: The Spirit Prince
“You, as I already told you, are a gift, a marvelous talent. You have a most unique, contagious energy that affects everyone!! You are love as a person. There is overwhelming kindness in you. You represent my vision of life: TO ENJOY IT! Tu ya te dije que tienes un don, un talento maravilloso!! tienes [...]
Mind Scraps: No to Nonsense, Yes to Progress!
So my stint with Traveo is already over. While the job looked fun on paper – beach lounges, sunset cruises, nights at the club and beachfront accomodation (with Mexico’s infamous soccer star Hugo Sanchez as a neighbor) – in reality it had its problems. Yet, my blog isn’t for spreading “chisma” as they say here [...]
Mind Scraps: Hitting the Notes or Touching the Soul
Saturday night Playa del Carmen hosted a pre-concert for its International Jazz Festival coming up in November. The main attractions for the 2010 summer highlight includeded smooth jazz singer/songwriter Phil Perry and renowned jazz pop singer Bryan McKnight. Admittedly, I don’t know Perry’s music too well. His performance was fun. I felt his heart and [...]
Graffiti Prophet in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Not new news. But new to me… I love how this story demonstrates that wisdom and courage can come from the most unexpected sources. I love how it illustrates that practices commonly labeled as “taboo” or “bad” can be used for good. Finally, it’s yet another testament of the power of art and expression. The [...]
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