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 [...]
“Laura Rico” Debuts in Guate Film
Check out the trailer for Aqui Me Quedo… you just might see a familiar face… for a whole 2 seconds!! Hahaha The project was filmed while I was living in La Antigua, Guatemala:
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: Is Humanity Beginning to Trust Itself?
Right now, thanks to Couchsurfing, I’m in Cancun, MX sleeping in a luxurious house. A 19-year-old photographer who has traveled nearly as much as I have and who’s photographic accomplishments surpass my own, casually hosts me – the wayward traveler – as if it is a widely-accepted, worldwide custom. In the morning I awake. My [...]
Mind Scraps: New Soul, Warrior Soul
I call her La Cebollita because, well, that’s what she calls herself. She sent the following to me in response to my post about the Pterodactyl: I’m reading about the Pterodactyl and the Embracer, and I’m remembering how odd I sometimes feel around desensitized people, how disorienting their adaptation to ugliness is. I’m amazed at [...]
Mind Scraps: Pterodactyl with the Eye of a Dove
You hear the screech noting his arrival. The high-pitched cry is his trademark. That’s why I call him the Pterodactyl. “I’m glad you and the Pterodactyl get along,” the Embracer noted happily. “Many people don’t enjoy his company because he can be a bit crude.” (Side note: My story with the Embracer I still need [...]
Mind Scraps: Full-Throttle to the Sea!
The Pillar inspires me… time to act! I need to get to the sea!! Andale… full-throttle!! Life, mi amiga, is a series of moments, of fleeting opportunities. As each opportunity presents itself, we have a choice. You, Mariposa Rico, so much more often than not, choose to live, to squeeze every invigorating drop of joy [...]
Semana Santa: The Painted Diablos of Guadalupe Coronado
Photos from my return trip to the barrancas where I danced with painted devils. A written account of my experience to come… in the meantime enjoy the photos: To view the entire collection click here.
Mind Scraps: No Treating ME Like a Roach
Even my body wanted to reject the psychological injustice… Knowing that I needed to pick up some work, Ele informed me early this morning that one of her friends needed a some help at a factory here in Chihuahua, MX… just for a couple days. The task was mind-numbingly easy: stick labels on bottles of [...]
Mind Scraps: The Eyes of My Heart
Feeling drained the other day, I shared a bit of my less than ‘rico’ sentiments to the Pillar. Once again, his remarkably humbling eloquence gave me the lift I needed. Well, as I believe I told you one time, I believe I can look into a person’s eyes and see their soul, see into the [...]
Mind Scraps: Hailing in the Desert
Saturday a brand new friend, whom I met once again in Kaldi, invited me to a typical Mexican breakfast. Of course, I wasn’t going to pass that up!! We spent less than an hour together before he noted, “Laura eres loca (Laura you’re crazy.)” I proudly responded with an enthusiastic ‘Yes. That’s me!’ Followed by [...]
Mind Scraps: Admiting the Lesser and Doomed to Burn
Sacred Journey of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman is one of the books I’m currently reading. I take it in small doses, trying to fully ingest and understand the complex messages woven throughout it’s plot. I definitely recommend it. As I was reading the other day, I copied some quotes that really hit home [...]
More Copper Canyon Ultra Marathon Photos
Ended up with a whopping 367 photos of the 2010 Copper Canyon Ultra Marathon. Several photos from the race have been published along with an article at HalogenTV.com: The Copper Canyon Ultra Marathon. Several photos will also be published soon in UltraRunning Magazine. Here are a few more examples:
Copper Canyon Ultra Article Published on HalogenTV.com
An article I wrote about the Copper Canyon Ultra Marathon in Chihuahua, MX was just published at HalogenTV.com: The deep recesses of the Sierra Madre Mountains in Northwestern Mexico form a gnarly maze of twisting gorges known as the Barrancas del Cobre, or Copper Canyon. This vast labyrinth stretches for 28,000 square miles in an [...]
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” [...]
Raw Enough to Feel Mexico
After listening to more than 25 interviews, I’ve finally submitted what was originally a 2,400 word article that I then slashed to 990 words about the Copper Canyon Ultra Marathon to an online client. The client wanted no more than 600 words. Ack! We’ll see if they slash it even more. I feel it’s already [...]
Mind Scraps: Rarámuri (Tarahumara) Photo Overload
I can’t say Mind Scraps will be too interesting for the next few days. I’m not doing much more than plugging away at the hundreds of photos from my trip into the Copper Canyon (Barranca del Cobre). View the first of several batches on Flickr:
Mind Scraps: Frenzy
Arrived in Chihuahua, Mexico by El Chepe (Chihuahua Pacifico train) from my trip to the Barrancas del Cobre late last night. The train chugs on as desert slowly morphs into a sloping land of strange rock formations – some eerily resemble petrified spirits of eras past. Then, the rises and dips become more drastic and [...]
Mind Scraps: Ice Queen in Mexico
01.03.10 The nights are chillier than I anticipated. It takes a bit of will-power for me to unearth myself from my burrow each morning. I sleep on an extra mattress on the floor, layered in clothes and buried in blankets – head and all. I seem to be much colder than anyone else though. What’s [...]
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