Mind Scraps: Give Drink to the Thirsty
Flashback… During my first few days in the barrancas in Chihuahua, MX I was like Alice in wonderland, marveling at the fish-eye night sky, the majestic rock cathedrals and the exotic Rarámuri – who in their neon-colored blouses, loin-cloth like skirts and biblical sandals seemed to be from a prehistoric epoch. In my eagerness to [...]
Al Cielo with Del Sol Photography
Just wanted to share a compelling video of Al Cielo that Wonder Boy and Photog Beauty put together to give a clearer idea about my magical experience with this extremely talented and inspiring couple:
Mind Scraps: Night Runs Along the Surf
Just a quick note about my magical moment today: I walk out of my apartment door and turn down the hallway until I reach the ramp that leads to one of my complexes three pools. Weaving between the shadowy palm umbrellas, I arrive at the gate that opens onto the beach. When my feet hit [...]
Mind Scraps: Dreams and Life’s Sweet, Ripe Cherries
After a most promising and invigorating Skype conversation with the director of the photography agency I will be prospectively working for, I was eager to meet the highly-recommended man on the ground. The owners of this company, a Scottish woman and her French husband, operate from London. Another young French man, the same age as [...]
Mind Scraps: Natural Symphony at the Sea
A musician in Chihuahua connected me with the Musico Magico in Facebook when he found out that I was headed to the Riveria Maya. Now that I had finally made it to Playa del Carmen, I called him up to see if his offer to rendezvous was still good. It was more than good. “Come [...]
Mind Scraps: Powerful Women on Isla Mujeres
Cancun, a young city with just 40 years, is highly commercial. High-rise hotels, giant malls, flashy clubs and luxurious houses line the coast. More clubs, touristy restaurants and local food stands alike and lower class houses interspersed with the occasional luxury house make up the city center. Across the sea, less than 60 minutes away, [...]
Mind Scraps: Beauty and the Beauty
Alone in Stud Photographer’s room, I was caught up in an internet trance – a phenomenon common to my generation. Catching up on emails, editing photos, writing, skyping with friends, and facebooking all at once. Stud Photog had gone out… for what, I wasn’t sure. My plan was to head to Playa del Carmen (about [...]
Mindscraps: Rooftop Serenade
In an attempt to catch up on some highlights of my two weeks in the Riveria Maya, I begin with my personal, rooftop serenade from two beautiful young souls… The plan was to finally have a night out with my host, Stud Photographer. We started the pre-festivities at his house – on the rooftop with [...]
Mind Scraps: Powerful Eyes and Dead Eyes
Throughout my two and a half months here in Mexico, I’ve seen various military trucks rumble by with soldiers hanging off the back. Camouflaged cloths shroud their mouths and matching helmets cover their heads. All you can see is their eyes. There’s something irresistibly alluring about a covered face that shows nothing but its eyes. [...]
Mind Scraps: Love Wells Up When Watching Others Grow
I chatted with the Embracer on Skype today (thanks to Ele). He liked what I wrote about his dear friend the Pterodactyl and felt compelled to share more… The Embracer: Hermoso lo que escribiste. Puedes enviar a mi mail porfavor? Beautiful what you wrote. Can you email it to me please? Me: Si claro Of [...]
Mind Scraps: Andale with Restlessness!
Most observe it quite rapidly, I’m a bit of a restless soul… always poised for the next grand encounter of life. Perhaps that’s why I’m blessed to have so many rich experiences. The fairytale moments flow in and out of my life with the frenzy of river rapids. At times, I wondered if my “restlessness” [...]
Introducing Mind Scraps
I keep coming back to this idea of posting every day. Still working on making it stick. I tend to have two posting seasons: flood season and dry season. Ha. But, after discovering the journal entries from my first trip abroad in Italy (which I just published in Unearthing Firsts), I am once again inspired [...]
The Warrior of Light and His World
The Warrior of Light and His World by Paulo Coelho The Warrior of Light is always trying to improve. Each blow of his sword carries with it centuries of wisdom and meditation. Each blow has to have the force and the skill of all the warriors of the past, who still continue to bless the [...]
Paulo Coelho’s The Pencil
Simple yet complex. Impersonal yet speaks directly to the heart. Motivates you to become your best self. Paulo Coelho is good at that isn’t he. Speaking not to your mind or ego… but directly to your heart! A short story from Paulo Coelho: source: “Like the Flowing River” by Paulo Coelho A boy was watching [...]
Magic Moments
They are fleeting, but that’s what makes them perfect isn’t it? A beautiful landscape with a beautiful soul for one beautiful moment.
Old Friends, New Surprises, Little Secret Escapes
It’s been months since I went on a last-minute day-trip with a few friends. Our objective was nothing more than a small roadside restaurant along the highway. La Colina is little wooden shelter that holds maybe five picnic tables and sells the typical Guatemalan meal of sausages, frijoles, pungeant cheese, grilled onions and blue, hand-made [...]
Energy Buzz…
Right now, I feel like the energizer bunny jacked up on Kaffee Fernando‘s infamous Black Fernando: strong black coffee with a shot of espresso. So much to share… so let’s roll! On the first of October, I was struck with a “most brilliant idea” to start a project that fully delves into the local art [...]
Lost and Found…
Continued from Divisive Denominations… “In order to accommodate the two new guests, the family – mom, dad and four kids – all had to share a single-sized bed.” Daniela and I returned to Copan in time to catch up with the boys and meet Julio for fubolito (5-on-5 soccer)! When we arrived at la cancha [...]
Just Walk with a Little Faith
This incredibly humbling and inspiring. This one tugs at the heart strings…
Getting Personal about Water
A video from Alexandra Cousteau’s Blue Legacy project – a project that’s meant to raise awareness about the global state of water. A few interesting points her work highlights: * Ninety-seven percent of our world is made up of water, but only one percent is suitable for humans to drink. * In just a few [...]
And Many were the Nations with Whose Manners and Customs She was Acquainted…
Continued from Many Cities Did She Visit… Click here to view the entire Flickr photo album. I don’t really know how to share everything there is to share about my experience with Selvin. There is so much that I encountered with him, so much that I learned from him. He’s unspeakably complex and compelling. I [...]
Many Cities Did She Visit…
Continued from “With a Ticket to Central America…” The culture and art I was so sorely missing in San Pedro Sula, Honduras abounded in Antigua, Guatemala. Even before I arrived, I could feel the buzz of Antigua’s creative energy. On the ten hour bus ride I had unearthed an Antigua area guide. It was filled [...]
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